African American History Culture : 10 Black People Who Acquired Wealth During Slavery

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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 ...

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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 plantat

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10Paul Cuffee

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JETTA APRIL 14, 2017


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