Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia's Black Mafia, Paperback

Updated Edition, October 2007 "A gripping story. . . . Griffin richly documents the Black Mafia's organization, outreach and over-the-top badness."--"Philadelphia Inquirer""Griffin's reporting on the Black Mafia and its interaction with law enforcement, the Nation of Islam and the Italian mob is fascinating."--"Philadelphia Weekly""A confident chronicle of Philly's Black Mafia, the decades-long collaboration among drug dealers, Muslim clerics and local politicians."--"Philadelphia Magazine""A richly detailed narrative of the murderous history of the city's first African-American crime syndicate."--"Philadelphia Daily News""A great, sprawling epic."--Duane Swierczynski, editor-in-chief, "Philadelphia City Paper""If you're a crime buff, a history lover, or if you just want something fascinating to read, it's a book you can't refuse."--Terri Schlichenmeyer, syndicated reviewer and host of www. Book Worm Sez. com"I couldn't put this book down."--Keith Murphy, award-winning broadcaster and host of "The Urban Journal" on XM Radio's The Power"Sean Patrick Griffin has given us a really extensive look into the Black Mafia . . . and has produced one of best pieces of research on the underworld . . . that I have ever seen."--Elmer Smith, "The Exchange," 1340AM WHAT"The book is incredible . . . amazing stuff."--Dom Giordano, radio host, 1210AM WPHT"Sean Patrick Griffin, in surreal detail, lays out the twist and turns, the political and religious associations . . . a guaranteed chilling read."--"The Melting Pot" "Searing, unrelenting and ruthlessly precise, a nose-in-the-bloodstains account of the violence that splattered black Philadelphia in the late 60s and early 70s."--Henry Schipper, producer of "Philly Black Mafia" in the "American Gangster" TV series The Black Mafia is one of the bloodiest crime syndicates in modern US history. From its roots in Philadelphia's ghettos in the 1960's, it grew from a rabble of street toughs to a disciplined, ruthless organization based on fear an