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The studies for this collection were compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in New York City. This collection consists of 41 studies of the history of Blacks in New York City. Included are biographical sketches and studies relating to cultural achievements, history, slavery, economics, sports, theater, churches, as well as other subjects. Authors of the studies include Ralph Ellison, Abram Hill, and Ellen Tarry. Also included is a manuscript of The Negro in New York: An Informal Social History edited by Roi Ottley, which was originally prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of New York City.

The business of crime is as much business as crime, as Martin Scorsese demonstrated in &#;Casino&#; by centering his story on a gangster who was essentially an accountant and oddsmaker. Now Bill Duke&#;s &#;Hoodlum&#; looks into the way the Mafia muscled into the black-run numbers racket in Harlem in the s; this is a &#;gangster movie&#; in a sense, but it is also about free enterprise, and about how, as the hero says when asked why he didn&#;t go into medicine or law, &#;I&#;m a colored man and white folks left me crime.&#; Of course that is not quite the whole story, but by the time Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) says it, it&#;s true of him: He&#;s a smart ex-con, returned to the streets of Harlem during its pre-war renaissance, when music, arts and commerce flourished along with the numbers game. He hooks up with old friends, including Illinois Gordon (Chi McBride), who masks his feelings with jokes and introduces him to a social worker Francine Hughes (Vanessa L. Williams).

Francine sees the good in Bumpy, and encourages him to make something of himself, but Bumpy defends his career choice: &#;The numbers provide jobs for over 2, colored folks right here in Harlem alone. It&#;s the only home-grown business we got.&#; The game is run by Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson), known as the Queen of Numbers. She&#;s from the islands, elegant, competitive. She takes on Bumpy as her lieutenant. The mob has up until now let Harlem run its own rackets, but Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) moves in, trying to take over the numbers. His nominal boss is the powerful Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia), who disapproves of Schultz because of the way he dresses (&#;You got mustard on your suit&#;), and is inclined to stand back and see what happens. He doesn&#;t mind if Schultz takes over Harlem, but is prepared to do business with the Queen and Bumpy if that&#;s the way things work out.

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American actor (–)

This article is about the actor. For the American football tight end, see Clarence Williams (tight end). For other people with similar names, see Clarence Williams.

Clarence Williams III (August 21, – June 4, ) was an American actor. He played the character of Linc Hayes in the police television series The Mod Squad from to He also appeared in films such as Purple Rain, 52 Pick-Up, Tales from the Hood, Hoodlum, Half Baked, Life, American Gangster, and Reindeer Games.

Biography

Early life

Born in New York City, Williams was the son of a professional musician, Clarence "Clay" Williams Jr., and grandson of jazz and blues composer/pianist Clarence Williams and his singer-actress wife, Eva Taylor. Raised by his paternal grandmother, he became interested in acting after accidentally walking onto a stage at a theater below a Harlem YMCA.

Career

Williams began pursuing an acting career after spending two years as a U.S. Armyparatrooper in C Company, th Infantry, of the st Airborne Division. He first appeared on Broadway in The Long Dream (). Continuing his work on stage, he appeared in Walk in Darkness (), Sarah and the Sax (), Doubletalk (), and King John. His breakout theatrical role was in William Hanley's Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. The New York Times drama critic Howard Taubman wrote of his performance, "Mr. Williams glides like a dancer, giving his long, fraudulently airy speeches the inner