The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

The History of Traditional Organized Crime in America

Big Sue the Turtle

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Dec 17, 2025
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Big Sue the Turtle: Sue was the pseudonym of an African-American saloonkeeper and underworld figure whose Grand Street dive bar was destroyed during the New York Draft Riots in 1863. After she had be…

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