Casper Holstein (December 6, 1877 – April 5, 1944) was a prominent New York mobster involved in the Harlem "numbers rackets" during the Harlem Renaissance...
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in longer distances Casper Henningsen (born 1985), Danish footballer Casper Holstein (1876–1944), New York City gangster Casper Janebrink (born 1970)...
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Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association. Narcisse was based on Casper Holstein, a prominent New York City African-American organized crime figure...
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Preceded by Casper Holstein and Stephanie St. Clair Policy racket in New York City c. 1932–1935 Succeeded by Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola...
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as Charlie Workman Larry Marshall as Cab Calloway Rony Clanton as Casper Holstein Inspired to make The Cotton Club by a picture-book history of the nightclub...
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over the heroin trade in Atlantic City. The character was inspired by Casper Holstein. Ben Rosenfield as Willie Thompson (recurring season 4; regular season...
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Harlem included James Warner, Stephanie St. Clair ("Madame Queen"), Casper Holstein, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, Wilfred Brunder, Jose Miro, Joseph Ison...
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in school. She was the great-niece of philanthropist and racketeer Casper Holstein. Joseph attended New York University and received her bachelor of science...
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leaders of the fireburn riots, was imprisoned here from 1887 to 1905. Casper Holstein, a mobster involved in the Harlem "numbers rackets", was born in Christiansted...
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President of the Dominican Republic (mother born in Saint Thomas) Casper Holstein (1888–1944), humanitarian Roy Innis (born 1934), African-American activist...
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organization is an official rival of Dr. Valentin Narcisse (based on Casper Holstein), Charlie Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin Siegel, George Remus, the...
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Harlem racketeer who challenges Chalky. The character is based on Casper Holstein. Kevin Csolak (season 3) and Ben Rosenfield (seasons 4–5) portray William...
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city in the world, where the numbers racket was largely controlled by Casper Holstein and the "Madam Queen of Policy", Stephanie St. Clair. St. Clair later...
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Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), American and Confederate politician Casper Holstein (1876–1944), New York mobster during the Harlem Renaissance Prince...
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Simmonds Edward Blyden Frank Rudolph Crosswaith Hubert Henry Harrison Casper Holstein Roy Innis D. Hamilton Jackson J. Raymond Jones William Alexander Leidesdorff...
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islands. This led to the Harlem Renaissance in which four men including Casper Holstein, Hubert Harrison. Ashley Totten and Frank Crosswaith joined other Caribbean...
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journal, introduced Johnson to Harlem's notorious gambling kingpin, Casper Holstein. Holstein became a major patron of Opportunity and the journal's literary...
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king of all was almost certainly the reputed inventor of the game, Casper Holstein. He owned a fleet of cars, apartment buildings in Harlem and a home...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Canegata, Anselmo Jackson, Rothschild Francis, Elizabeth Hendrikson, Casper Holstein, and Frank Rudolph Crosswaith. He was especially active in Virgin Island...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Preceded by Albert J. Adams Policy racket in New York City circa 1905–1915 Succeeded by Casper Holstein in Manhattan and Stephanie St. Clair in Harlem...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Billie Holiday – singer; lived with her mother at 108 West 139th Street Casper Holstein – gangster Lena Horne – singer and actress; lived at 555 Edgecombe...
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Saratoga Club, on Lenox at 140th Street, which had been founded by Casper Holstein (1876–1944). 1923–1925: Sam Wooding (1905–1985), piano, director. On...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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Casper H. M. Petersen (often spelled Peterson) (March 14, 1826 – July 16, 1906) was an American schoolteacher, businessman and farmer from New Holstein...
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Gangsters Sex Money Murder Inactive Black Spades Bumpy Johnson's gang Casper Holstein's gang Frank Lucas's gang Frank Matthews' gang Nicky Barnes's Council...
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