Queenie may be one of the fiercest mobsters you’ve never heard of! Enter the drawing below to win a copy of this cool graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem, inspired by the life of Harlem’s legendary racketeer and civil rights advocate Stephanie Saint-Clair.
Read a little more about it here:
“Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair — the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and headed for the United States, eager to make a new life for herself. In New York she found success, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem’s mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community.
A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. In an America still swollen by depression and segregation, Saint-Clair understood that her image was a tool she could use to establish her power and wield as a weapon against her opponents.”
– Annotation from the publisher
Giveaway
Enter your name here for a chance to win of this book. One entry per person. Drawing will be held approximately 7 days after this post.
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