Black fortunes
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By telling the little-known stories of six pioneering African American entrepreneurs, Black Fortunes makes a worthy contribution to black history, to business history, and to American history.Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times Bestselling author of Hidden Figures
Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of industrious, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success.
Mary Ellen Pleasant, used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown. Robert Reed Church, became the largest landowner in Tennessee. Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem. Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, developed the first national brand of hair care products. Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a town for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen that would become known as the Black Wall Street. Although Madam C. J Walker was given the title of Americas first female black millionaire, she was not. She was the first, however, to flaunt and openly claim her wealtha dangerous and revolutionary act.
Nearly all the unforgettable personalities in this amazing collection were often attacked, demonized, or swindled out of their wealth. Black Fortunes illuminates as never before the birth of the black business titan.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 05 februari 2019
Aantal pagina's: 336
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Shomari Wills
Hoofduitgeverij: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 131 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm
Verpakking lengte: 199 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 477 g
EAN: 9780062437600