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Summary: Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drew—author Shomari Wills’ great-great-great-grandfather—the first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including:Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown;Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee;Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem;Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products;Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malone’s employee who would earn the nickname America’s "first female black millionaire;"Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a "town" for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen" that would become known as "the Black Wall Street."Link to Buy Book or Audiobook:https://amzn.to/2ZMxgkgWe Are The Voice of The Culture #ENDSShop ENDS: https://www.eatingndastreets.comSupport Become a Patron: https://patron.podbean.com/ENDSPodcastMarketing Services: https://www.endsmedia.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ends-podcast/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/ends-podcast/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/ends-podcast/support</a>