The Black Mafia, is a Philadelphia-based organized crime syndicate whose small beginnings started from holding up crap games and dealing in the illegal drug business, was formed in September 1968 by Samuel Christian, who later adopted the name Suleiman Bey under the Nation of Islam, and was at its height of operation until about 1975. Other founding members included Ronald Harvey, Richard "Pork Chops" James, and Donald "Donnie" Day. They gained power in local neighborhoods by intimidating people to prevent anyone from reporting the group?s activities to the police. Because of this, police had incredible difficulty taking any action on the gang or any of its members for years after their conception. Over the course of their control, the mafia was responsible for over 40 murders and countless other crimes. Overview The "Black Mafia," as they termed themselves in a bow to Italian organized crime, was formed to coordinate and consolidate historic bla

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