2. An American Gangster

3. Born in La Grange, North Carolina. Moved to Harlem, New York at 15. Cousin died when he was only 6 years old. This is what sparked his life of crime. WHERE DOES THIS PERSON COME FROM?

4. His background was very rough. He grew up on the rough streets of Harlem and struggled almost all of his life. He was tired of going hungry night after night. He would rob drunks coming out of local night clubs and run home with the money. HOW DOES HIS BACKGROUND AFFECT HIS POSITION?

5. He was a major drug dealer. He was very charismatic. He was very rich. Made $1,000,000 a day. He was known as “Superfly”. He “owned” Harlem. WHY IS HE CONSIDERED A LEADER?

6. His imagination and ability to think ahead. His creativity. Also his style separated him from most. He was a bully and wanted everything to go his way. WHAT CHARACTERISTICS SEPARATED FRANK FROM OTHER DRUG DEALERS?

7. The Italian mob of New York The NYPD Pilots Little children Other heroine dealers The city of New York And his wife Juliana Farrait WHO WERE THE FOLLOWERS OF FRANK LUCAS?

8. Frank Lucas was a very brutal man. He didn’t have a good tolerance for ignorant people He had lost most of his emotion after his cousin was murdered. He was both blood thirsty and money hungry. He didn’t mind killing his own people to make a dollar. NEGATIVE TRAITS

9. He was very charismatic He had a vivid imagination and made it come to life. He was willing to do just about anything to succeed. He took care of the people around him. POSITIVE TRAITS

10. Frank Lucas owned the streets of Harlem until he went to jail in 1975. After telling on everyone he had ties with his sentence was reduced from 70 years in federal prison to 15. There are some that still follow him and look up to him today. 1962-1975 HOW LONG WAS FRANK IN LEADERSHIP CAPACITY?

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