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African American Entrepreneurs By Jim Haskins

African American Entrepreneurs by Jim Haskins


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America, always revered as the land of opportunity, is rich in stories about ambitious, determined individuals who worked hard and built businesses of their own. Yet, few people know about the many African American entrepreneurs who helped shape the American dream. This collection brings their stories to life.

African American Entrepreneurs Summary

African American Entrepreneurs by Jim Haskins

America, always revered as the land of opportunity, is rich in stories about ambitious, determined individuals who worked hard and built businesses of their own. Yet, few people know about the many African American entrepreneurs who helped shape the American dream. This collection brings their stories to life.

In every century, succeeding in business has required courage, ideas, the willingness to take risks, and the desire to succeed. For an African American man or woman, building a business also meant struggling against prejudice and working even harder than many others. Those who succeed are not just good businessmen and -women, they are heroes and heroines.

In this vivid, inspiring collection, you will meet more than thirty fascinating African American entrepreneurs, from the eighteenth century up to the present, who overcame the odds against them. You'll discover little-known facts about their families, and the exciting times in which they lived. Along the way, you'll witness the triumph of talent, ingenuity, and perseverance.

Ranging from cattle ranching to magazine publishing and computers, these stories show you how:
* Marie-Therese Metoyer, born into slavery, started her own plantation.
* Pierre Toussaint, born a slave in Haiti, became rich as a hairdresser in New York.
* Granville T. Woods, an engineer, could not find work after the Civil War because he was black. So he started inventing. During his life, he registered more than sixty patents.
* Henry G. Parks, using an old Virginia sausage recipe, built a national food company.
* Alphonse Buddy Fletcher Jr., one of Wall Street's most successful stock traders, started his own firm before he was even thirty years old.


This outstanding collection brings to light these and dozens of other exciting and surprising tales of entrepreneurs who lived their dreams.

Meet the black stars who lived their dreams--from the early years to modern times

Richard Henry Boyd

Janet Harmon Bragg

Paul Cuffe

Alphonse Buddy Fletcher Jr.

James Forten

A. G. Gaston

Berry Gordy Jr.

Earl G. Graves

Thomas L. Jennings

John H. Johnson

Quincy Jones

Elizabeth Keckley

Shelton Jackson Spike Lee

William Leidesdorff

Reginald F. Lewis

Free Frank McWorter

Marie-Therese Metoyer

Oscar Micheaux

Henry G. Parks

Philip A. Payton Jr.

David Ruggles

Jake Simmons Jr.

Ada Bricktop Smith

Charles Clinton Spaulding

Pierre Toussaint

Dempsey J. Travis

Madame C. J. Walker

Maggie Lena Walker

Omar Wasow

Oprah Winfrey

Granville T. Woods

About Jim Haskins

JIM HASKINS has written more than ninety books for young readers, including Diary of a Harlem School Teacher; his collaboration with Rosa Parks on her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story; and Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation. He is Professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and winner of numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award for the body of his work and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

Table of Contents

THE EARLY YEARS.

Marie-Therese Metoyer.

Paul Cuffe.

James Forten.

Pierre Toussaint.

Free Frank McWorter.

Thomas L. Jennings.

William Leidesdorff.

David Ruggles.

THE CIVIL WAR YEARS AND RECONSTRUCTION.

Elizabeth Keckley.

Richard Henry Boyd.

Granville T. Woods.

INTO THE NEW CENTURY.

Madame C. J. Walker.

Maggie Lena Walker.

Charles Clinton Spaulding.

Philip A. Payton Jr.

Oscar Michaeux.

A. G. Gaston.

Ada Bricktop Smith.

Jake Simmons Jr.

Janet Harmon Bragg.

MODERN TIMES.

Henry G. Parks.

John H. Johnson.

Dempsey J. Travis.

Berry Gordy Jr.

Quincy Jones.

Earl G. Graves.

Reginald F. Lewis.

Oprah Winfrey.

Shelton Jackson Spike Lee.

Alphonse Buddy Fletcher Jr.

Omar Wasow.

Chronology.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Picture Credits.

Index.

Additional information

NLS9781118436134
9781118436134
111843613X
African American Entrepreneurs by Jim Haskins
New
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2012-04-28
194
N/A
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