Beyond Madam C. J. Walker

July 12, 2011 5:46 AM

What is a good source of information about African American millionaires in the nineteenth century? Especially interested in cases where the successful person used a front to manage the investing and banking end of things. (I've tried library card catalogs, but am getting nowhere.)
posted by manos_frias to Society & Culture (1 answer total)

This is probably because the first African American millionaire, Madam CJ Walker, became a millionaire in the early 20th century, so there weren't any 19th century Black American millionaires.

(Also, just checking to clarify with you that the 1800s = the 19th century and the 1900s = the 20th century. I can provide more info on 20th century black millionaires, if that's what you're looking for.)
posted by lesli212 at 10:42 AM on July 12, 2011