In the Spirit of Sankofa,
10 Black People Who Acquired Wealth During Slavery
In America’s nascency, black people had it rough for sure. The majority endured a joyless life of servitude and hard labor under the heel of severe plantation owners. Some plucky African Americans, however, managed to escape this dire fate and went on to live illustrious lives acquiring wealth and status other colonists would envy ...
http://listverse.com/2017/04/14/10-blacks-who-acquired-wealth-during-slavery/
10Paul Cuffee
Photo credit: Chester Harding
JETTA APRIL 14, 2017
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10 Black People Who Acquired Wealth During Slavery
In America’s nascency, black people had it rough for sure. The majority endured a joyless life of servitude and hard labor under the heel of severe plantation owners. Some plucky African Americans, however, managed to escape this dire fate and went on to live illustrious lives acquiring wealth and status other colonists would envy ...
http://listverse.com/2017/04/14/10-blacks-who-acquired-wealth-during-slavery/
10Paul Cuffee
Photo credit: Chester Harding
JETTA APRIL 14, 2017
...
