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A review by lacy30twin1
Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills
4.0
This book was very well written. I'd come into it expecting it to be very dry (if you've read public enemy #1 or devil in the white city you may know what I mean). The way he told the stories of each prominent person featured was easy to follow and kept you interested.
This book brought home what many black people already know, white American did everything possible to prevent black america from prospering. These millionaires faced so much adversity so one can only imagine what the common black many had to endure. This book makes me proud and angry but also gives me hope that we can get back to this level of determination to pick each other up and establish our own. Own what? Whatever we want.
This book brought home what many black people already know, white American did everything possible to prevent black america from prospering. These millionaires faced so much adversity so one can only imagine what the common black many had to endure. This book makes me proud and angry but also gives me hope that we can get back to this level of determination to pick each other up and establish our own. Own what? Whatever we want.