Concept information
Preferred term
illegal gambling
Definition(s)
- Illegal, but socially accepted, betting on games in urban African American communities, particularly in the early and mid-1900s. Before the twentieth century, gambling was a common form of entertainment in many communities across America, among African Americans as well as other groups. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Gambling, Illegal]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MXB5NXQF-P
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