1952: A Little Girl Approaches Bumpy Johnson — Then He ORDERS Harlem to Move on His Clock
On June 12, 1952, a black Cadillac idled at a red light on Lenox Avenue at 132nd Street in Harlem. Inside sat Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, the man many considered the most dangerous figure in the neighborhood. His driver, William "Quick" Davis, watched the street the way men in Harlem learned to watch it — eyes … Read more