King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones | movie | 2023 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

The untold story of the other boss of Chicago, the King of Policy Kings, a man who held too much power and wealth during | dG1fekxaS2Y3NjhpNGs

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00:00My father, Edward Jones, he was a gentleman.

00:06He was just a good person.

00:08He took a nickel and dime operation and he built an empire.

00:12They made about $110, $115 million, which was equivalent to about a billion dollars

00:17then.

00:18I would have to call them the Robin Hoods of Chicago during the Depression because they

00:26took care of their people.

00:30Seeing the success of people like Ed Jones, we were inspired.

00:35The door was going to be open, be ready to walk in.

00:40Black people were not admitted to the Cotton Club, but my father was well known at that

00:45moment and so they let him in.

00:49My mother was part of the chorus.

00:53She was a roommate with Josephine Baker.

00:57People admired her so much in France and in the States, she was just another black person.

01:08This is the first policy station owned by the Jones Brothers.

01:13In the back is policy action.

01:17Policy was an economic arm of the black community.

01:21When the Feds went after the Jones Brothers, it really didn't have anything to do with

01:28gambling.

01:29Ed Jones had a lot to do with the shift from Republican to Democrat.

01:32This was really a move by the government designed to get this black man out of power and out

01:38of influence.

01:39The poll used the gun to get what he wanted.

01:57Ed Jones used the gun to protect what he had.

01:59My father was never a gangster.

02:02I said, but baby, he's a gangster.

02:18That's what I imagine Sam Jean kind of said to your grandfather, you've lost Chicago privileges.

02:22You can continue to live and you can go out and you can take the money that you've made,

02:25but from now on this is my business.

02:27This takeover probably couldn't happen without political blessing.

02:34It's just so important to understand your history, because if you know where you come

02:45from, that helps you get where you're going.