{"product_id":"black-fortunes-the-story-of-the-first-six-african-americans-who-survived-slavery-and-became-millionaires","title":"Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúBy telling the little-known stories of six pioneering African American entrepreneurs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Fortunes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e makes a worthy contribution to black history, to business history, and to American history.‚Äù‚Äî\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMargot Lee Shetterly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary 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 ‚Äútown‚Äù for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen that would become known as ‚Äúthe Black Wall Street.‚Äù Although Madam C. J Walker was given the title of America‚Äôs first female black millionaire, she was not. She was the first, however, to flaunt and openly claim her wealth‚Äîa dangerous and revolutionary act.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNearly all the unforgettable personalities in this amazing collection were often attacked, demonized, or swindled out of their wealth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Fortunes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illuminates as never before the birth of the black business titan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Amistad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548251918621,"sku":"9780062437600","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780062437600.jpg?v=1761676823","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/black-fortunes-the-story-of-the-first-six-african-americans-who-survived-slavery-and-became-millionaires","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}