Wealth Creation Before 1964

Annie T. Malone

(1869 - 1957)

Hair Care Products

O.W. Gurley

(1868 - 1935)

Real Estate Development

Frederick Patterson

(1871 - 1932)

Auto Manufacturer

A. L. Lewis

(1865 -1947)

Afro-American Life Ins. Co.

Bridget "Biddy" Mason

(1818 -1891)

Slavery to Entrepreneur

William M. McDonald

(1866 - 1950)

Banker/Community Builder

Robert C. Owens

(1860 - 1932)

Landowner/Civic Leader 

William A. Leidesdorff, Jr.

(1810 - 1848)

Merchant and Stateman

Mary Ellen Pleasant

(1814 - 1904)

Entrepreneur/Civil Rights 

Thomas Day

(1801 - 1861)

Furniture Entrepreneur 

John B (JB) Stradford

(1861 - 1935)

Lawyer & Entrepreneur 

Allen Allensworth

(1842 - 1924)

Town Founder & Educator 

Madam CJ Walker

(1867 - 1919)

Beauty Industry Pioneer 

Jeremiah G. Hamilton

(1807 - 1875)

West Indies to Wall Street

William R. Pettiford

(1847 - 1914)

Wealth with Dignity

Robert Reed Church, Sr.

(1839 - 1912)

From Ruins to Riches 

Sarah S. Washington

(1889 - 1953)

Beauty Built an Empire 

Henry G. Parks, Jr.

(1916 -1989)

Breaking Corporate Barriers

Alonzo F. Herndon

(1858 - 1927)

Barbering Built an Empire 

Charles C. Spaulding

(1874 - 1952)

Building Black Wall Street 

Rose Meta Morgan

(1912 - 2008)

Beyond the Beauty Chair 

Daniel Webster Wallace

(1860 - 1939)

From Ranch to Riches 

Robert S. Abbott

(1868 - 1940)

Printing a New Future

Jesse Binga

(1865 - 1950)

Banking on Equality 

Maggie Lena Walker

(1864 - 1934)

Money with a Mission

A. G. Gaston 

(1892- 1996)

Multi-faceted Entrepreneur  

Harry H. Pace

(1884 - 1943)

Recording Black Excellence 

Warren C. Coleman

(1849 -1904)

Merchant to Manufacturer