Get the Summary of Shomari Wills's Black Fortunes in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Journalist Shomari Wills's great-great-uncle, John Mott Drew, was a millionaire. His father had been a slave, and his story made Shomari realize that African Americans' early achievements are often little known. At the time, it was revolutionary for an African American to become rich. In Black Fortunes (2018), Shomari tells the success stories of America's first black millionaires, including Mary Ellen Pleasant, Robert Reed Church, O.W. Gurley, Hannah Elias, Annie Turnbo Malone, and Madam C.J. Walker...
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Summary of Shomari Wills's Black Fortunes
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Table of contents
- Overview
- The First Black Millionaire
- Following Opportunity
- Slave Son
- Gold and Abolition
- Escape from Slavery
- Broken Expectations
- Taking Action
- Activism in California
- Rebuilding and Profiting
- Oklahoma’s Black Towns
- The Start of the Black Hair Industry
- Mistress
- Final Chapter for Mary and Robert
- Black Wall Street
- Black Hair Businesses
- Hannah’s Case
- Annie’s and Madam’s Death
- Gurley’s Departure
- Harlem and After
- Author’s Style
- Author’s Perspective
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