The Philadelphia-based syndicate, responsible for over 40 murders, drug trade and sale, extortion, prostitution and organized crime, Apr.6 at 11P/10C. Schedule
Since the age of 12, the Chicago crime boss and leader of the Gangster Disciples Nation monopolized Chi-town's south-side. Tune in April 1, 12A/11C. Schedule
Known by the nickname, "Little Melvin," the Baltimore-native turned notorious from a life of crime, murder and drug trafficking, Apr.13 at 11P/10C. Schedule
The Cast
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The "Black Mafia," was formed to coordinate and consolidate historic black crime in numbers, prostitution, and extortion of legitimate businesses, while combining with the rising drug demand in Philadelphia. Over the course of their control, the mafia was responsible for over 40 murders and countless other crimes. |
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Growing up in the streets of Jackson, Mississippi, Hoover is the founder and leader of the Chicago street gang "Gangster Disciples." After forming a gang of more than thirty-thousand members and making $100,000,000 annually, he was convicted on multiple charges and sentence to six life sentences. |
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An incredibly violent gang with operations in the 1980s that stretched from Jamaica to New York to Miami and beyond, the Shower Posse got its name because it often rained rounds of automatic weapons fire on its victims. |
About the Show
Part biography, part social history, the gritty stories of American Gangster narrate the criminal sagas of some of black America's most infamous and powerful gangsters.
