Black fortunes : the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires
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Black fortunes : the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires
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The work Black fortunes : the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.
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- Black fortunes : the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires
- Title remainder
- the story of the first six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires
- Statement of responsibility
- Shomari Wills
- Subject
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- African American businesspeople -- Biography
- African American businesspeople -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biography
- Case studies
- History
- Success in business
- 1800-1899
- United States
- Success in business -- United States -- Case studies
- African American businesspeople
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success
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- TEFMT
- Dewey number
- 650.1/08996/073
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- LC call number
- HC102.5.A2
- LC item number
- W55 2018ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Ron Butler
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