Olivant, your post illustrates the presence of a societal prejudice against Blacks which affected legal as well as illegal enterprises. I don't deny that this prejudice existed and does still exist. That there were Black gangsters who were involved in organized crime is a fact I don't deny. What I seek to find out is whether Italian Mafiosi chose and choose not to deal with Blacks in any meaningful way solely because of their skin colour or because they don't see large profit opportunities in the activities that Black gangsters are involved in.