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The Life and Legacy of Stephanie St. Clair, the Queen of the Harlem Numbers Racket
TLDR Stephanie St. Clair, a mysterious and intelligent woman from Guadeloupe, migrated to New York City and taught herself English. She went on to run a successful numbers racket in Harlem, becoming a respected figure in the community and facing off against rival gangs before retiring and witnessing the government takeover of the illegal lottery game.
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Stephanie St. Clair, the Queen of the Harlem Numbers Racket in the 1920s and 1930s, was a mysterious and intelligent woman who migrated from Guadeloupe to New York City and taught herself English.
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Stephanie St. Clair moved to Harlem, started her own numbers racket, and explained how the illegal lottery game worked.
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Stephanie St. Clair ran a successful numbers racket in Harlem, making a significant amount of money and becoming a respected figure in the community.
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Madame St. Clair went to war with the Dutch Schultz gang, trashing black-owned stores that ran betting operations for Schultz and eventually tipping off the police to raid Schultz's betting operation, resulting in the confiscation of $12 million dollars.
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Madame St. Clair sent a telegram to Dutch Schultz after he was shot, and despite his death, she still faced pressure from the Italian Mobs, leading her to retire and hand over control of her numbers operation to Bumpy Johnson.
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After serving time in prison, Stephanie St. Clair lived a low-profile life, running legitimate businesses and maintaining her wealth until her death in 1969, witnessing the government takeover of the Harlem numbers racket with the establishment of the New York State Lottery.
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