In 1930s America, we saw the rise of a new kind of organized crime in the big cities and fewer places are bigger than New York City. And there are huge personalities in this underground, from Dutch Schultz to Luck Luciano. But Stephanie St. Clair stands out for a number of reasons. From her work with the Harlem Numbers Racket, to her refusal to back down from anyone, Stephanie St Clair truly earned the name Madam Queen. Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rxBydCAfmEE | Extra History

#TheDriveIn It’s Black History Month, so here’s some history for you about Ms. Stephanie St. Clair. Respectfully known as Madame Queen, St. Clair immigrated from Guadeloupe. This woman started a life in the America cleaning house. Unfortunately, the market was not a sustainable one, so she turned to a life of crime and became a notorious boss in the Harlem Numbers circuit. Using a sizable investment of $10k (likely from running numbers herself) she built an organized crime syndicate; facing off