Question

Owney "the Killer" Madden, proprietor of the__________, was one of the white downtown gangsters that controlled much of the Harlem nightlife by bootlegging liquor to speakeasies and operation exclusive nightclubs that catered to the rich and famous patrons.

Answer 1

Answer: The Cotton Club

Explanation:

The Cotton Club was a nightclub located in New York from 1923 to 1940. Operating during the time of Prohibition and Jim Crow racial segregation laws, black people could not initially patronize the club but that didn't stop the club hiring them for performances. Legends like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson are known to have played at this club which drew many celebrities to its door.

The story of the club was even made into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola in 1984 called, The Cotton Club.