Black fortunes: the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires
Biography, Business biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The untold history of America's first black millionaires--former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties--self-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes… such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. 2018.