Black Fortunes
The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires
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Between 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is the astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires–self-made entrepreneurs who endured incredible challenges to amass their personal fortunes–including an adventurer, a landowner, a self-taught chemist, a millionaire’s mistress, a schoolteacher, and a flamboyant rebel. Inspiring and surprising, Black Fortunes illuminates as never before the birth of t...
Between 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is the astonishing untold history of America’s first black millionaires–self-made entrepreneurs who endured incredible challenges to amass their personal fortunes–including an adventurer, a landowner, a self-taught chemist, a millionaire’s mistress, a schoolteacher, and a flamboyant rebel. Inspiring and surprising, Black Fortunes illuminates as never before the birth of the black business titan.
