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The Herndons: An Atlanta Family Carole Merritt
The Herndons: An Atlanta Family
Carole Merritt
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.
264 pages, 197 b&w photographs
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 21, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780820323091 |
| Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 263 × 214 × 23 mm · 952 g |
| Language | English |