Bumpy Johnson Thrown Off 4-Story Building by White Gang — 2h Later: Harlem's Biggest Shootout

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Saturday, October 4th, 1952. 8:47 p.m. The rooftop of 2289 7th Avenue at West 134th Street, Harlem, New York. Temperature 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Clear sky, nearly full moon, four stories up, 48 ft from rooftop to sidewalk concrete. Bumpy Johnson stood at the center of the roof. Surrounded 13 men formed a semicircle around him. All white, all armed,... Read More