In the 1930s, Lucky Luciano, one of American history’s most notorious mobsters, was finally taken down by a rookie prosecutor, Eunice Carter. She was one of the first Black Women ever to become a prosecutor in America. She changed the course of history, but she has largely been forgotten. The Godmother tells the story of Eunice: a bad-ass anti-hero unafraid to bend the rules in pursuit of ambition, justice and legacy.
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01/08/24 • 2 min
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The Godmother - Introducing: The Godmother
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I'm Nicole Perkins, and in my new podcast, The Godmother, I'm inviting you to nineteen thirty six New York to a Manhattan courthouse. At the time, it was called the Trial of the Century. They had snipers on the roofs in Foley Square. They had police officers with riot guns in the hallway. On the stand was one of America's most notorious gangsters, a man named Lucky Luciano. He is called sometimes the Boss of Bosses. NiCoT Father was a great film
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