Herndons - An Atlanta Family

Informationen zum Autor CAROLE MERRITT is a former director of the historic Herndon Home museum in Atlanta. She is author of Homecoming: African American Family History in Georgia . Klappentext This is a portrait of one of Atlanta's most prominent African American families, illustrating Alonzo Herndon's ascent from slavery to the business elite. Their story is one of by-the-bootstraps resolve, tough compromises in the face of racism and lasting contributions to their city. Zusammenfassung Born a slave and reared a sharecropper, Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927) later amassed a fortune. Through his barbering, real estate, and life insurance ventures, he became one of the wealthiest African American business figures of his era. This richly illustrated book chronicles his ascent and his remarkable family's achievements in Jim Crow Atlanta.

Product details

• Authors: Carole Merritt
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2002
• EAN: 9780820323091
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2309-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biografien: Wirtschaft und Industrie, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage, Biography / Autobiography