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He Came, Saw, Conquered & Died Before #NipseyHussle: On This Day, May 24, 95 Yrs Ago, One Of #HarlemNY’s Biggest Political Power Brokers & Philanthropists, #BarronDewareWilkins A.k.a. #TheBigBankAccount, Was Assassinated In Front Of His Popular Nightclub #TheExclusiveClub By #YellowCharleston A.k.a. The #ShittyCuz Of The #RoaringTwenties…SEE HOW IT WORKS MANE???
#BarronWilkins Was Born August 28, 1866, in #PortsmouthVA…He Came To Harlem in 1903…In My Opinion, He Was A Cross Between Music Mogul #JayZ (Who Owns The #4040Club Chain) & Organized Crime Legend #ArnoldRothstein aka #TheBrain (Who Fixed The #1919BlackSoxWorldSeries)…BTW, Wilkins Actually Co-Owned & Ran 2 Popular Negro League Baseball Teams, The #NYBlackSox & The #AtlanticCity #BacharachGiants…He Had Extensive Political Connections, That He Handsomely Paid For, Which Kept Certain Elements Of The Law Out Of His Business…This Ensured That His Very Popular Club Was Not Closed During #Prohibition For Serving Alcohol…He Owned One Of The Top Nightclubs In All Of New York City…The #ExclusiveClub Catered To An All-White Clientele (With Some Exceptions Of Blacks Who Were Able To ‘Pass’ Or Were Big Celebrities) & Featured All Black Entertainment…His Exclusive Club Provided The Blueprint For The Legendary #CottonClub…
It Was Outside The Exclusive Club That A Young #GeorgeGershwin Sitting Curbside Would Listen To His Music Heru, The #BlackMusic Giant #BigJimEurope Aka The #JazzLieutenant, Play Piano…SEE HOW IT WORKS???
And Then On Saturday Night May 24, 1924, Tragedy Strikes:
In A Harlem Basement, A Man Named #WilliamMiller aka #YellowCharleston Was Playing Craps. After Losing His Money, He Asked A Friend For A Loan Of 50 Cents Which Is Equivalent To $7.47 In 2019. The Friend Only Gave Him 25 Cents Which Is The Equivalent Of $3.44 In 2019…An Argument Started Which Led To #YellowCharleston Shooting & Killing His Friend…
Yellow Charleston Then Encountered #BarronWIlkins Standing Across The Street From His #ExclusiveClub…Yellow Charleston Demanded That Wilkins Give Him $100 (The Equivalent Of $1494.43 In 2019) In Order To Make A Getaway…Wilkins Refused & #YellowCharleston Shot Him Twice Point Blank Range…#BarronWilkins, Harlem’s Beloved Benefactor, Died En Route To The Hospital…He Was 57 Yrs Young…
News Of The KKKilling Of The #KingOfHarlem Travelled Fast…A Vigilante Group, Consisting Of Some Of Harlem’s Top Gangsters & Goons, Was Formed To Hunt Down #YellowCharleston…Fearing For His Life, #YellowCharleston Turned Himself In To The Authorities Before Mob Justice Could Be Fulfilled…#YellowCharleston Was Found Guilty On 2 Counts Of 1st Degree Murder & Was Sentenced To Die In The Electric Chair At #SingSing The Next Year…
70, 000 People Paid Their Respects During #BarronWilkins’ Funeral Procession…
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