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Bumpy Johnson Walked Into a “WHITES ONLY” Mafia Diner — What He Did Next Earned Mob Respect

In late summer 1957, just a few months after Bumpy Johnson returned to Harlem from Alcatraz prison, he was sitting in the black Buick driving along the road toward Newark, New Jersey, when he spotted a sight that made the air inside the car freeze: a rundown diner with a handwritten sign taped right on the glass door reading “Whites Only — No Colored Served.” Nat Pettigrew glanced over and immediately turned to whisper, “Bumpy, let’s keep going, this place isn’t for us,” but Bumpy didn’t reply; he stared at the sign as if reading an entire era it represented. Pee Wee Richardson said, “Boss, don’t stop here,” and Benny “Egg” Davis shook his head, but the Buick slowed and then came to a complete stop. Bumpy sat still for a moment, his eyes never leaving the racist sign.

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