1930s Black Chicago: Southside Policy Kings

In the 1930s, the black policy syndicate of Southside Chicago was at its peak. Because of the Great Depression, the people in the ghetto of the Southside were desperate. They saw the policy wheels, and gambling in general, as their ticket out of poverty.
The Southside bosses of this era amassed wealth never seen in earlier years of the racket. Characters like: the Jones Brothers (Edward, George, and McKissack), Julian Black, John Roxborough, and some of the old bosses, all took part in the 25 million dollar a year syndicate. Their investments and business ventures made them some of the richest Black men in the country.
#Bronzeville #southside #chicago #policykings #syndicate #black #gang #gangster #EdwardJones #Jonesbrothers #joelouis #julianblack #johnroxborough

[@the1211experience]

There was so much pride among the community and respect for one another

[@toshiojohnston3732]

Because they had a common enemy.

[@rockfresh5359]

Still do ain't no had 😅​@@toshiojohnston3732

[@rj42074]

I have a family member who was apart of the syndeicate 💯 and was cool with Flukie Stokes 💯!! I'm from Gary Indiana

[@jeffreyyounger5772]

I know,we had black gangsters,in the 20,30,40,50,and the 60's.,but we need to know their influence, politics, social, economic,wow!

[@nicksaban88]

Knowledge wisdom and understanding

[@mrcrookshank4820]

Wow this mini documentary is well put together, great information, and a good narrator,

[@ChicagosM0stWanted]

I love it!!

[@makejesusfamousministries]

After moving here and being here in Chicago west side. Chicago history especially black history is unmatched and underrated. 1) Black Panther Party extended head quarters (I know BPP started in Oakland) on the west side building burned down because of the riots back in the day now it’s a Walgreens. 2) Fred Hampton house is still up so you can see it from the outside where they murdered him. 3) Martin Luther king jr house when he lived here for 2 years. It’s now turned into apartments on the west side is still up. 4) Chicago was founded and started by a Haitian man Dusable small statue of him downtown Chicago but very disrespectful knowing that he founded Chicago he is placed in Chicago as a small figure compared to other statues. I can go on Chicago unmatched frfr. God bless y’all.

[@illijah]

BPP was founded in Oakland

[@chadtep7571]

I would say NY and LA could compete. Countless big timers and history makers came from this cities as well and historical events. But Chicago is a mf.

[@Monaedeezy]

4) Dusable did not find chicago, Chicago was already there. He was the first settler and trader that made an outpost amongst the native Americans. It’s speculative that he was Haitian or from St.Louis. I love Chicago. There is rich history all over.

[@eugeneyoung5279]

​@FINXLIT he clearly stated that fact sir.

[@crystalriley9671]

Chicago was one of the last cities to become crack-infested due to the agreement amongst the gang leaders Jeff Ford ( EL RUKNS/BPN) and Larry Hoover( GDs). They agreed not to sell crack in the black community. Then the FBI / CIA took down the FORT( Jeff Ford) and then started on the GD's high-ranking generals. Within a few years, you could see the drugs starting to hit the streets and destroyed our community here.

[@marcusleja7133]

The history of Chicago is much more vicious than NYC, and that's not to downplay NY's own history.

[@ccth22]

That’s definitely possible. I’m a NYC area kid who lived in Chicago for two years and I thought the history there was every bit as hardcore as anything in Harlem, Brownsville or Newark…

[@phillyguy2157]

I lived in Chicago for 5 years and it's not a rough looking city as New York City looks in a lot of it's parts. I lived in New York City for 7 years and it's a rough, tough city. I didn't find this in Chicago. But time can change a city. I think Chicago was much more of a thug city in the 1920s and 1930s. Historians say Al Capone had shootouts with other rival gangs on the North side of Chicago. I lived on the North side of Chicago and just couldn't imagine shootouts in that part of town which is very nice. But it happened and in that time era of the 1920s and 30s Chicago was tough back then.

[@ronald8071]

Not true

[@williamshakespeare9815]

Its true. Even Lucky Luciano said hr didnt feeo safe in Chicago

[@phillyguy2157]

What people don't realize is that Chicago was different in the 1920s and 30s. It was a very violent city and mob wars were normal back then. Al Capone was asked by the current boss to come out to Chicago to help him. And when that boss got shot multiple times he said " that's it I'm done". And Al Capone inherited that family as the new boss and you know what AL did.

[@martext123]

Joe Louis still ended up potless considering the connections and heights he reached

[@trw4war322]

True. Yet he had no one looking out for him on the business side of boxing just like a lot of music artists today. Business acumen makes all the difference.

[@Jjstier]

My mother in law loved the number dream book s she hit enough to get a rep as A great numbers player

[@NoRockinMansLand]

Still the GOAT

[@h.Freeman]

Bruh...you should have a million subs... definitely a fan and will try and promote this channel.

[@phillyguy2157]

I'm from Philadelphia and lived in Chicago for 5 years. I lived on the North side and worked in downtown Chicago. You would never have thought of Chicago as a mob city if you didn't research Chicago's history. Downtown Chicago is conservative throughout. I found Philadelphia more culturally sociable than Chicago. The lakefront in Chicago is beautiful. But the thing about Chicago is that it's very Segregated. Again you would never think Chicago had such a thug history by the way parts of it looks today.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Conservative? It’s been a democrat stronghold for a century. I live in south Philly, just south of Oregon ave. I don’t understand what you mean by culturally sociable. It’s an extremely segregated city. The only real mixing is suburban drug addicts buying fentanyl in Kensington. Chicago is well known for being the most corrupt city in the country and it has been for a century now.

[@renegaderunner332]

Why is Chicago so racially segregated?

[@phillyguy2157]

@@renegaderunner332 I think it's a midwest thing. Chicago wanted to keep Black people in check. To keep them from progressing so that they couldn't establish the income to move into White neighborhoods.

[@terucks]

Chicago is the southern North. Kats from New York Detroit and Philly call us “Country” lol

[@alanwilliams1306]

Chicago is the racist city in America

[@Gentlemen-bt3ru]

Where did we go wrong black Peoples see how we stuck together

[@internetgangsta4543]

Integration

[@borngreat-4-life930]

Rest assured we going back there. We leaving Babylon USA soon. 😂😂

[@armonshakur_VMGmultimediaEnt.]

Even MORE SO that integration it was>>>>> FEMINISM! Black women are the MAIN culprits in regards to why were not unified as a people facts. How can you unify a community of people if you can't even unify the general Black family, household i.e BM, BW, blk children etc. When the Black HOUSEHOLD WAS DESTROYED via feminism, i.e the relationship between BM & BW we have NEVER been the same since facts. & that's the REAL REASON. Black women SOLD BM, & their BLK CHILDREN out for SLEFISH INDIVIDUALISTIC GAINS POLITICALLY. They are now EFFECTIVELY the ENEMY FROM WITHIN facts on God, & God spoke of this in the Bible in the "last of days"! You can't, & won't EVER galvanize a community when the WOMEN of said community is WORKING FOR THE ENEMIES & is more committed to serving the enemies principality whilst erroneously claiming her undying love, loyalty, & allegiance to BM, Blk children, i.e the blk community facts! When you truly BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE BETTER than ur own Men & children & are some how on a DIFFERENT LEVEL of perception than the community that spawned you, the nur in REAL TROUBLE! Just like the late great Godfather Kevin Samuels quoted & said that "NOTHING has done more damage in regards to the Black community & Black Men's/Black women's relation more so than FEMINISM. FEMINISM HAS DONE WHAT NOT INTEGRATION, JIM CROW, SLAVERY, SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION, CRACK EPIDEMIC etc all could NOT do all put together & that is TRICK Black women into believing that they are some how>> BETTER than their OWN people, i.e Men & children bkz they have a stupid DEGREE, & or are making 6 FIGURE salary's"! We as a people have SURVIVED ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED & some how found a way to STICK TOGETHER! But every since BW start following the FEMINISM IDIOLOGS the black community & It's Men & children have SUFFERED MORE DEVISTATION the CENTRAL element that has allowed us to survive through MUCH WORST MOVEMENTS & TIMES than FEMINISM at face value bkz those movements were TRUE DESIGNS intended on our complete & utter DESTRUCTION! But NONE of those movements have been as EFFECTIVE IN BREAKING UP THE LOVE< BOND, TRUST, & SUPORTING of one another such as that of FEMINISM! & it worked bkz it plays into AmeriKKKa Black women's VICTIMHOOD COMPLEX in which they thrive, breed, breath & live on facts! Telling them that THEY are the ULTIMATE VICTIMS & the cause of your OPPRESSION & POOR SOCIAL STANDINGS IS ALL DUE TO BLACK MEN! Not SLAVERY, NOT JIM CROW, NOT THE GOVERNMENT, NOT WHITE PEOPLE but BLACK MEN has caused ALL their oppressions & states of INDIGENCE< POVERTY! How about THAT for why we are no longer UNIFIED as a people?? You can't unify a people when the WOMEN WANT, & BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY MINUS BLACK MEN! & bkz their are NO MEN TO LEAD THEM for apparent reason,????? that causes for the CHILDREN of current, present, & FUTURE to SUFFER greatly. BW think, & believe that THEY ARE TRULY BETTER LEADERS, STRONGER THAN BLK MEN, SMARTER THAN BM, more CAPABLE than BM etc.

[@Anthony-to7cp]

@@borngreat-4-life930 Stop dreaming, we have mental problems when it comes to unity.

[@quann06]

@@internetgangsta4543 Before integration there were no laws against murdering black people and they had rights in America. Look what happened to Black Wall Street and the entire city got away with it. Jim Crow was hell for Black people. Blacks had to constantly avoid driving through certain neighborhoods just to go somewhere. Churches were constantly burned down and the KKK created meyhem whenever they felt like making meyhem. You can go back to the time machine but I wouldn't. I'm from the South too. F that!

[@b.brewster3785]

It's amazing how black Americans were thriving and successful when we voted Republican.

[@Bravetreee]

🎯🎯

[@rasyay]

The black democrtrats like the Jones brothers were better the repuilikkkans were tweeking

[@rasyay]

The parties switched black democrtas better like the Jones brothers

[@aaronaverheart4567]

Now none of the parties have our backs. Just lies after lies

[@remigal899]

@@aaronaverheart4567exactly!!!!!

[@Gentlemen-bt3ru]

Why can’t we be on the same shit now working together

[@aaronmartin4600]

Bro you have to look deep within our government.they have a full department just to study ways to destroy people of color.every black person in America can't get but so far.the only black person now that is strong enough to stand up to the white train from hell is minister Louis Farrakhan . they destroy us through music.media.police is there to insure that we fail in every walk of life.even social.andfamily.who has scientists making drugs to kill us.that put cheap drugs like crack in black neighborhoods to disrupt families.they study ways to kill.and then making black think it's the black man doing it to cover his ass.

[@internetgangsta4543]

Rap music

[@borngreat-4-life930]

We getting there. Rest assured..😂😂

[@Anthony-to7cp]

Jealousy !

[@Anthony-to7cp]

@@borngreat-4-life930 What era is it going to happen?

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

And now the black belt is the Dan Ryan expressway.

[@antoncollins8533]

Actually, it's now IIT campus

[@Imissyoulou]

@@antoncollins8533 Part of it is. Other parts of the Black Belt, South Commons, Prairie Shores, Lawless Gardens and the Gap.

[@albertgates7441]

THANK YOU FOR THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION I WAS RAISED MOSTLY IN CHICAGO AND I DIDNT KNOW THIS SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RICH BLACK HISTORY THANK YOU AND TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE AND STAY BLESSSED.😮🤔👍😇🙏✨️🤲❤️💯🙄.

[@kbeard5130]

Great video. Thank you💙

[@reneerichburg8023]

NICE 👍👍👍 THANKS FOR THE INFO 👏✊

[@kylechristian7232]

That was Incredible Thank You for The History

[@Gl6619]

As someone who is very knowledgeable about Cosa Nostra and watches a ton of KZbin mob channels…this a well produced and researched video…and it’s nice to see videos on little discussed black racketeers…subscribed

[@edward1676]

EXACTLY. I DO AGREE WITH THAT..

[@helldog63]

And don't forget. Albert “Baby” Bell was their enforcer. Mentor of Iceberg Slim

[@LMaxx5]

Ex-so-lent content Harry!!! You brought the digga digging doo ! South side is magical to our sojourn in America.

[@Gentlemen-bt3ru]

I’m a new a subscriber this is very informative

[@malcolmwhite6637]

An interesting video!!

[@chadtep7571]

Colorism was in full effect.

[@capstar633]

Grandma Fanny ran a policy wheel!

[@internetgangsta4543]

How can we learn about her

[@alvirties8677]

When we lived in Chicago i was about 7 yr/old I recall my family playing something of policy, I was to young to know about it, WOW

[@HUSTLER-AT-HEART]

Love the info

[@RonaldWilliams-qh7zc]

This is 🔥🔥👍💯💯💯💯

[@ronjones9128]

Let that money flow

[@ishanmisra7472]

are there any related TV series available ?

[@michaelknowles4005]

Chi town archives knowledge

[@mesimesi2313]

Thanks

[@Imissyoulou]

From my understanding, the Jones Boys lived in Evanston, before moving to Chicago.

[@MacTeezy]

Mississippi Has Always Had A Big Influence On The Chi

[@cynthiadaniel3276]

The train from Mississippi came to Chicago, access.

[@MacTeezy]

@@cynthiadaniel3276 Facts

[@luislaplume8261]

Us New Yorkers call those policies the numbers racket. And it was still in my old hometown of NYC in the 1970s when I began my work career.

[@kincamell2]

Heavy

[@dwayneglover914]

Ed Jones started Policy out of a tailor shop his first runner was Teddy Roe Aka Tuff Teddy Ed was leader of the Policy syndicate who handle all policy matters they was the most profitable syndicate in America for about 14 years ...well Ed went 2 prison 4 ..18 months he get 2 running his mouth 2 Sam Giancanna a outfit member Aka Chicago Mafia about how mush money he got so when he got out he gave Sam 100 k what is a million dollars to day have Sam repay him the outfit kidnapped Sam after Ed was free he said fu#k this I'm 2 old 4 this shit so left everything 2 Teddy so Teddy was going work out a split with the Mafia but they wanted 48,% said 2 Teddy if you don't like it we can go 2 war ya ..C Live up 2 his name Tuff Teddy let's get it on bodies fell on both side Teddy was bombing homes my man was on bitch any way look up The Jones brothers on utube check out the video law goon 1 hell of a story enuff said

[@139fulton]

Thank you for sharing

[@stillirise7813]

Jones Brothers let the mafia in ....teddy Roe spent the rest of his life getting them out.

[@dwayneglover914]

@@stillirise7813 Thanks 4 the reply U ..R..so right enuff said.

[@Imissyoulou]

Read the book, "Kings, the History of Policy in Chicago" for a more indepth understanding of what went on.

[@dwayneglover914]

@@Imissyoulou thank u 4 the reply I hope some day my man Teddy Roe AKA The Robin hood of the gangsters get a detailed movie made about him ..4 a black man especially in that day ,even 2 day 2 stand up 2 the outfit aka the Italian Mafia WTF....and this is a true story he really do deserve a movie

[@Runitup84]

Wow cool

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Jones as in Quincy Jones!

[@tah385]

Im about to read the book then I’ll be back to bother

[@ditrimetryscience]

LOVE

[@gladysmorgan5653]

Is a policy wheel like the Numbers game ?

[@teenatchie2235]

I know it's called the Illinois state lottery today

[@dwayneglover914]

THAT IS THE NUMBERS GAME .

[@brentbenton4434]

@50cent @MartinScorsese need to hook up and do a tv series about this

[@chaunceychappelle3265]

A, this my first episode. After about ten minutes you all had me. Do it.

[@smelltheglove2038]

Explain to me why corner boys and modern “gangstas” are always snitching on each other.

[@alvirties8677]

Was this policy wheel legal,

[@hugosophy]

Lol no

[@keonnaland]

❤

[@TSA1D1]

Bronzeville ❤️‍🔥2:56

[@dfrank4life]

Windy City 🚬🤬!!

[@jamicub39]

R.Kelly was supposed to have monetary issues it's hereditary. 😮

[@calvinnewborn8452]

To bad he didn't pay his taxes

[@dadams19111]

I remember hearing my grand father, uncle and dad talking about some of these places when I was a kid in the 1960's. Yeah, South side of Chicago!!! The Southside of Chicago was awesome until the mid1970 when the Black leaders sold out the community.

[@TSA1D1]

Them Jones's 0:32

[@TheChosenOne161]

then Sam Giancana & The Outfits took it away from them

[@FoxyBrown2.0]

😢😢

[@Gl6619]

12:15 saying a record is unbreakable is cap, just like saying the Titanic was unsinkable

[@trebryant366]

The induction of drugs where we went wrong

[@ThaSound]

The result of this segment is not inspiring us to build, why is the focus not on Black corporate innovators, who successfully moved our communities forward? Segments such as this feel asset-like!🤔

[@ThaSound]

Yeah, good ole KZbin algorithm o tosis! There is truth to what you say.

[@ianwilson4483]

Because a lot black people back then didn’t have the option to be those things so they focused on “Policy”. Tell the real story.

[@mackwilson8836]

I doubt this had any affect on Texas no other state ps policys can affect Texas the Mobb made their own moves and blacks did what they wanted also

[@justintrotter4186]

#100Years #PlusPlusPlus #JesusSoEgregious

[@elmabrooks7417]

This hoodlum history is not acceptable to me. I don’t think children should be taught such non important history. We have a beautiful history, don’t mess it up with crime junk.

[@ianwilson4483]

They weren’t hoodlums. “Policy” helped legitimate businesses survive. “Policy” was only illegal because it wasn’t taxed. Other than that, what was so bad about it? It’s not like they were selling narcotics.

[@nicksaban88]

Young wise black man from Southside Chicago my city influence the world

[@TRUTHSETTERANIMALSRULE]

CHICAGO NEEDS TO BE WIPED OFF THE PLANET EARTH!!!!!

[@teenatchie2235]

No certain ethnic groups need to be wiped from Chicago & the planet earth