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African American millionaires
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Meet the black Achievers who attained the American Dream-from the early years to modern times""This wonderful book should be required reading for young people, who will learn how some of the nation...
Meet the black Achievers who attained the American Dream-from the early years to modern times""This wonderful book should be required reading for young people, who will learn how some of the nation's most successful Black men and women became role models.""-Joyce Ladner, Ph.D.Robert Sengstacke AbbottTyra BanksMatel ""Mat"" Dawson Jr.Joe L. Dudley Sr.Kenneth ""Babyface"" EdmondsS. B. FullerArthur George GastonEarl G. GravesEarvin ""Magic"" JohnsonJohn H. JohnsonRobert L. JohnsonQuincy JonesShelton ""Spike"" Jackson LeeWilli
Details
- Creator
- Otha Richard Sullivan ; Jim Haskins, general editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2005
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (170 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780471681489, 9786610252176, 0471681482, 1119133211, 1280252170, 0471469289
- OCLC
- ocm57301243
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index.
- English
- AFRICAN AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES; C O N T E N T S; F O R E W O R D; A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S; INTRODUCTION; Part I: THE EARLY YEARS; WILLIAM ALEXANDER LEIDESDORFF; Part II: THE CIVILWAR YEARS AND RECONSTRUCTION; MARY ELLEN PLEASANT; BRIDGET ""BIDDY"" MASON; ANTHONY OVERTON; ABRAHAM LINCOLN LEWIS; Part III: INTO THE NEW CENTURY; MADAME C. J. WALKER; ANNIE TURNBO MALONE; ROBERT SENGSTACKE ABBOTT; ARTHUR GEORGE GASTON; S. B. FULLER; Part IV: MODERN TIMES; JOHN H. JOHNSON; CRISPUS ATTUCKS WRIGHT; MATEL ""MAT"" DAWSON JR.; QUINCY D. JONES; EARL G. GRAVES; JOE L. DUDLEY SR
- REGINALD FRANCIS LEWISROBERT L JOHNSON; OPRAH GAIL WINFREY; SHELTON ""SPIKE"" JACKSON LEE; RUSSELL SIMMONS; EARVIN ""MAGIC"" JOHNSON; KENNETH ""BABYFACE"" EDMONDS; TYRA BANKS; ELDRICK ""TIGER"" WOODS; INDEX