Playing the numbers : gambling in Harlem between the wars / Shane White [and others].

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The phrase "Harlem in the 1920s" evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. Yet the most ubiquitous feature of Harlem life between the world wars was the game of "numbers." Thousands of wagers, usually of a dime or less...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: White, Shane
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English.
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Gambling > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Lotteries > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
City and town life > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Informal sector (Economics) > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
African Americans > Social conditions.
City and town life.
Economic history.
Gambling.
Informal sector (Economics)
Lotteries.
Social conditions.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Harlem.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Genre:
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (299 pages)
Format: Electronic eBook

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