Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills
Black Fortunes tells the real-life stories of six African Americans who are born into slavery and rise to prominence to become the nation’s first Black millionaires. Influential figures include Madam C.J. Walker, who became the first Black female millionaire in America, and O. W. Gurley, who developed the tract of land that would become known as “Black Wall Street.”
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