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Episode 37: The Philadelphia Black Mafia
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On Episode 37, we delve into the history of The Philadelphia Black mafia, one of/ if not the most successful African American crime syndicate of it's time, and possibly ever, and even though they started as a small criminal collective, by their height of operations in the early 70's until the early 80's, they managed to consolidate power in a huge portion of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, controlled 60% of the heroin trade in the area, and became powerful enough to go to war with the infamous drug lord, Frank Matthews, proving to be one of the most violent crime syndicates to ever operate in America, I hope everyone enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next week for Episode 38
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On Episode 37, we delve into the history of The Philadelphia Black mafia, one of/ if not the most successful African American crime syndicate of it's time, and possibly ever, and even though they started as a small criminal collective, by their height of operations in the early 70's until the early 80's, they managed to consolidate power in a huge portion of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, controlled 60% of the heroin trade in the area, and became powerful enough to go to war with the infamous drug lord, Frank Matthews, proving to be one of the most violent crime syndicates to ever operate in America, I hope everyone enjoys today's episode and tunes back in next week for Episode 38
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Instagram and Twitter: @theblackhandpod
Sources:
Background Music:
Music: Dark Flashes by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Intro Music:
Music: Void Glider by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Intro audio sources:
Lufthansa clip belongs to The Fox Corporation
“New York City is a warzone” clip belongs to CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Joey Gallo and “Leave by violence” clip belongs to the American Broadcasting Company
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River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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…
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…
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