News From 1932: The Day Bumpy Johnson Declared War on Dutch Schultz

Описание: Harlem, New York. September 1932...
In the depths of the Great Depression, one neighborhood stood on the edge of catastrophe...

This documentary tells the true story of the most dangerous gang war New York City had ever witnessed the moment Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson openly challenged Dutch Schultz for control of Harlem’s policy gambling empire...

Told in real time and in the style of period journalism, this video follows the events that unfolded after Bumpy Johnson issued a public, face-to-face ultimatum inside the Renaissance Ballroom... Within hours, the streets filled with gunfire, bombings, and assassinations as Harlem braced for all-out war...

This is not just a story about crime...
It is a story about power, survival, race, economics, and a community pushed beyond its limits...

From the rise of Dutch Schultz through Prohibition money, to Bumpy Johnson’s calculated patience and loyalty within Harlem, this film explores why the conflict mattered far beyond the underworld... And why, once the forty-eight-hour deadline was set, there was no turning back...

As the clock ticks toward Saturday afternoon, one question remains unanswered...
Will Dutch Schultz retreat?...
Or will Harlem burn?...

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