“Like other enterprises, the numbers game required management, accounting, marketing, organization and the services of lawyers, many of whom were Black. The numbers game spawned many auxiliary businesses. One of the biggest was the Dream Book industry. A dream book,… — John W. Harshaw Copy Share Image
“The raids brought a revival of recurring rumors of tipoffs on days when hits were made by lucky patrons in the 500 to 1… — John W. Harshaw Copy Share Image
“If any of the numbers people were arrested, Willard and Mariah Redd carried the money to set them free. Being arrested with policy slips… — John W. Harshaw Copy Share Image
“While Newport housed the numbers Bankers, Cincinnati was the domain of the Runners/Writers and pickups. Runners worked on a commission based on the total… — John W. Harshaw Copy Share Image
“Like other enterprises, the numbers game required management, accounting, marketing, organization and the services of lawyers, many of whom were Black. The numbers game… — John W. Harshaw Copy Share Image
