S4 Ep2: Stephanie St. Clair (Part 2)

Mafia

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🗓️ 19 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Stephanie St. Clair had become one of the most successful policy bankers in 1920’s New York City. She made a fortune running a Harlem based numbers racket, gaining notoriety along the way. Using her power, wealth, and influence, Stephanie St. Clair built an empire. But change was creeping in from outside Harlem. As outside crime families turned their attention to Harlem, The Queen of the Policy Racket would have to defend her organization against all those looking to take over.

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0:00.0	Previously on Mafia. Stephanie St. Clair, a black Caribbean immigrant,
0:09.2	had become one of the most successful policy bankers in 1920s New York City.
0:14.0	She had made a fortune running a Harlem-based numbers racket, a form of illegal gambling,
0:20.0	gaining notoriety along the way.
0:23.0	St. Clair did not conceal her occupation, nor was she ashamed of her chosen line of work.
0:29.0	Her neighbors knew who she was and how she earned a living.
0:33.0	In fact, her larger-than-life personality and extravagant lifestyle
0:37.0	made her actually difficult to miss any Harlem celebrity.
0:41.0	One form of 49-edge comb resident recalled that Stephanie St. Clair was just as fascinating as the building's more respectable residents.
0:50.0	She remembers, quote-unquote, Stephanie St. Clair,
0:53.0	raising through the lobby with her fur coat. She had a mysterious aura about her,
0:59.0	and she wore exotic dresses with a colorful turban wrapped around her head.
1:03.0	A policy banker like Stephanie St. Clair was was seen in very high regard in the community
1:10.0	because this is a person who employed people,
1:12.0	it was a person who gave you a chance to win money, and they needed to have a good reputation.
1:17.0	Using her power, wealth, and influence, Stephanie St. Clair built an empire.
1:23.0	But change was creeping in from outside Harlem.
1:27.0	Crime families from other neighborhoods caught wind of St. Clair's success,
1:32.0	and they were looking to take over.
1:35.0	This is Mafia.
1:49.0	On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was passed,
1:54.0	ending prohibition in the United States.
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