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After his death in 1907, Johnson's wealth contributed to the establishment of a new black business elite when his surviving sister, Eudora Johnson, married rising black banker Jesse Binga in 1912. The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago © 2005 Chicago Historical Society.
7 kwi 2020 · When Mushmouth Johnson wanted to do something positive for the community, he always had to do it indirectly. Whether it was contributing to the Baptist Church or helping to establish an old people’s home, the donation came through his mother or other relatives.
John “Mushmouth” Johnson was probably the first important black gam- bler to see the potential of policy. 106 Johnson entered the polic y racket during the late 1890’s in partnership with ...
Eudora Johnson-Binga was born to John and Ellen Johnson. Her father was a successful saloon keeper and property owner in Southside Chicago. Her brother John "Mushmouth" Johnson was the infamous gambling and policy (numbers) king of the Southside.
14 sty 2020 · Other notables of the policy era span John ‘Mushmouth’ Johnson, Gus Greenlee, Alex Pompez, Bumpy Johnson, Casper Holstein and Madame St. Clair.
1 gru 2022 · In the fourth installment of our Illinois Gambling history feature, we meet John “Mushmouth” Johnson, Chicago’s Black gambling king. Despite humble beginnings, Johnson built a vice-derived fortune that funded Black business and culture in Chicago long after his death. PART 1: MICHAEL MCDONALD, CHICAGO’S FIRST CRIME LORD.
15 maj 2009 · The girl in question was Cecilia Johnson, and she was the sister of John "Mushmouth" Johnson, the city's gambling and policy (lotto) king, who owned a major State street casino, as well as the upscale Frontenac Club on 22nd street. The family home where Mushmouth, Cecilia, their sister Dora, and their mother, Ellen lived, was at 5830 S. Wabash ...
