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Black fortunes : the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires / Shomari Wills. by Wills, Shomari. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. Call #: 973.0496 W741b Subjects Businesspeople, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Businesspeople, Black -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Millionaires, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Success in business -- United States -- Case studies. ISBN:  9780062437594 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-285)and index. Contents:  Prologue : The first black millionaire -- Abolitionism and capitalism -- King Cotton's bastard -- Funding the insurrection -- Robert Reed Church and the Civil War -- The near lynching of a millionaire -- Forty acres deferred -- Bob Church versus Jim Crow -- Mother of civil rights in California -- Saint or sinner? -- Building the promised land in Oklahoma -- Founding the black hair industry -- Black Cleopatra -- Last days of Mary Ellen Pleasant -- The most powerful black man alive -- "Black Wall Street" rises -- Battle for hair supremacy -- The trials of Hannah Elias -- Black millionaire legacy -- End of the promise -- Paris by way of Harlem. Summary:  "Immediately following Emancipation, there were 4,047 millionaires in the United States - and six of them were African American. Between 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 property 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 schoolteacher O. W. Gurley developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a 'town' for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen that would become known as 'Black Wall Street.' Although Madam C. J. Walker was given the title of America's first female black millionaire, she was not. She was the first, however, to flaunt and openly claim her wealth - a 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."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Dartmouth North Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.0496 W741b Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.0496 W741b Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 03, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.0496 W741b Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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