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Philly Black Mafia 'Do for Self'
Series: American Gangster
A 60-minute crime episode from American Gangster, Season 2, Episode 1.
At a Glance
Series Snapshot
Synopsis
Season 2 begins with a look at Philadelphia's Black Mafia, formed in the late 1960s, and their extortion policies designed to keep money and business within the black community. Also examined are the syndicate's most notorious crimes.\ Included: the 1971 Dubrow Furniture store robbery and fire in Philadelphia; the '72 Club Harlem shoot-out in Atlantic City; the '73 Hanafi killings in Washington, D.C.
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Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 22 hours 0 minutes (22 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn - Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 22 days
3 episodes/day: 8 days
5 episodes/day: 5 days
Episodes (22)
- S01E03 - Lorenzo 'Fat Cat' Nichols
- S01E05 - Troy and Dino Smith
- S02E01 - Philly Black Mafia 'Do for Self' Viewing
- S02E10 - Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff
- S02E02 - Larry Hoover
- S02E03 - Melvin Williams
- S02E04 - The D.C. Snipers
- S02E05 - Frank Lucas
- S02E06 - Felix Mitchell
- S02E07 - Jeff Fort and the Blackstone Rangers
- S02E08 - Chaz Williams
- S02E09 - Rayful Edmond III
- S03E01 - Larry Davis
- S03E10 - Mutulu Shakur
- S03E02 - "Monster" Kody
- S03E03 - Midget Molley
- S03E04 - Cornell Jones
- S03E05 - J. Edgar Hoover & COINTELPRO
- S03E06 - Guy Fisher
- S03E07 - Willie Lloyd
- S03E08 - The Jamaican Shower Posse
- S03E09 - The Romper Room Gang
