Big Sue

Big Sue or Sue, the Turtle was the pseudonym of an African-American saloonkeeper and underworld figure whose Grand Street dive bar was destroyed during the New York Draft Riots in 1863. After she had been attacked and "frightfully beaten" by a group of women from the Five Points, her liquor was confiscated and distributed amongst the rioters around Thompson Street's Arch Block.

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• Lucian freud s big sue loose women
• The condensed conversation with big sue
• References

Although considered an honest dive keeper, as thievery among many of the city's taverns and saloons was rampant, she is suspected to have been involved in prostitution as a procuress and brothel owner.