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Major Benjamin Coxson (c. 1929 – June 8, 1973), also known as The Maj, was an American gangster from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] Coxson was a flamboyant entrepreneur and civil rights activist who co-owned a Philadelphia nightclub with activist Stanley Branche , was close friends and neighbor to Muhammad Ali , and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Camden, New Jersey in 1972.
An African-American, Major Benjamin Coxson was a flamboyant underworld figure -- a car thief, a gangland fixer and a candidate for the mayor of Camden. Underworld sources claim the Muslims ordered Coxson killed for failing to broker a major heroin deal between the New York Mafia and the local Muslim mob.
Major Benjamin Coxson (c. 1929 – June 8, 1973), also known as The Maj, was an American gangster from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] Coxson was a flamboyant entrepreneur and civil rights activist who co-owned a Philadelphia nightclub with activist Stanley Branche , was close friends and neighbor to Muhammad Ali , and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Camden, New Jersey in 1972.
Jun 9, 1973 · Share full article. Coxson, Major B: Former Camden, NJ, mayoral candidate M B Coxson is murdered on June 8 in his Cherry Hill home; female companion L R Luby and 2 of her 3 children are seriously ...
May 26, 2020 · One very interesting character who played a part in Muhammad’s life was Major Benjamin Coxson, – the ‘Major’ was his real name, not a military rank – an entrepreneur and power broker ...
Jun 17, 1973 · DARBY, Pa., June 16—Major Benjamin Coxson, the self described “entrepreneur” who was murdered one month after losing the Camden mayoral race, was buried in the Mount Lawn Cemetery here ...
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Major Benjamin Coxson, also known as The Maj, (c. 1929 – June 8, 1973) was a flamboyant entrepreneur, civil rights activist, inner city power broker and intermediary between Italian-American and African-American organized crime groups.
