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Season 3 – American Gangster

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This documentary series profiles some of the most infamous crime figures in black America, using archival footage, photographs and interviews with people familiar with the cases -- police officials, defense attorneys and former associates of the criminal in question. Profiles include Crips co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams, crack king "Freeway" Ricky Ross, heroin kingpin Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, and cop killer Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols.

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American Gangster — Season 3

American Gangster — Season 3

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Ving Rhames

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 23, 2008 Larry Davis Following a deadly shootout with police in his sister's Bronx apartment, Larry Davis escapes and eludes capture for 17 days in 1986. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 30, 2008 Monster Kody Career criminal Kody Scott achieves notoriety for his devotion to gang violence and a best-selling autobiography. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 6, 2008 Midget Molly A former Atlantic City drug lord changes his ways in prison and works as an advocate for incarcerated Muslims. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 13, 2008 Cornell Jones Cornell Jones plies a successful drug trade in Washington, D.C., and manages to stay out of the reach of law enforcement. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 20, 2008 J. Edgar Hoover & COINTELPRO FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover launches the Counter Intelligence Program to undermine organizations deemed "subversive," including many civil-rights groups. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 4, 2008 Guy Fisher The first Black owner of the Apollo Theater in Harlem was a ladies man, sports fan, bon vivant and drug lord; Fisher became the youngest and most flamboyant member of the council, a consortium of top drug dealers in Harlem in the 1970s. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 11, 2008 Willie Lloyd Willie Lloyd, a former gangster in the 1960s and 1970s who became an anti-gang activist, is shot in 2003 and left paralyzed from the neck down. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 8, 2009 The Jamaican Shower Posse The Kingston, Jamaica, gang known as the Shower Posse rises to power in the 1980s and stretches its operations from Miami to New York. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 15, 2009 The Romper Room Gang Bay Area bank robbers become hip-hop artists; the legacy of rapper Mac Dre, who was murdered in 2004. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 22, 2009 Mutulu Shakur The stepfather of the late rapper Tupac Shakur is found guilty for the 1981 robbery of a Brinks armored truck. Details

Season Info

Network
BET
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 23, 2008