{"product_id":"african-american-millionaires-isbn-9781119133216","title":"African American Millionaires","description":"Meet the black Achievers who attained the American Dream-from the early years to modern times\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This wonderful book should be required reading for young people, who will learn how some of the nation's most successful Black men and women became role models.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Joyce Ladner, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert Sengstacke Abbott\u003cbr\u003e Tyra Banks\u003cbr\u003e Matel \"Mat\" Dawson Jr.\u003cbr\u003e Joe L. Dudley Sr.\u003cbr\u003e Kenneth \"Babyface\" Edmonds\u003cbr\u003e S. B. Fuller\u003cbr\u003e Arthur George Gaston\u003cbr\u003e Earl G. Graves\u003cbr\u003e Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson\u003cbr\u003e John H. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e Robert L. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e Quincy Jones\u003cbr\u003e Shelton \"Spike\" Jackson Lee\u003cbr\u003e William Alexander Leidesdorff\u003cbr\u003e Abraham Lincoln Lewis\u003cbr\u003e Reginald Francis Lewis\u003cbr\u003e Annie Turnbo Malone\u003cbr\u003e Bridget \"Biddy\" Mason\u003cbr\u003e Anthony Overton\u003cbr\u003e Mary Ellen Pleasant\u003cbr\u003e Russell Simmons\u003cbr\u003e Madame C. J. Walker\u003cbr\u003e Oprah Gail Winfrey\u003cbr\u003e Eldrick \"Tiger\" Woods\u003cbr\u003e Crispus Attucks Wright \u003cp\u003eForeword v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: THE EARLY YEARS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Alexander Leidesdorff 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: THE CIVILWAR YEARS AND RECONSTRUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Ellen Pleasant 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBridget “Biddy” Mason 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnthony Overton 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbraham Lincoln Lewis 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: INTO THE NEW CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMadame C. J. Walker 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnie Turnbo Malone 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Sengstacke Abbott 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur George Gaston 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eS. B. Fuller 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: MODERN TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn H. Johnson 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrispus Attucks Wright 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatel “Mat” Dawson Jr. 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuincy D. Jones 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarl G. Graves 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoe L. Dudley Sr. 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReginald Francis Lewis 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert L. Johnson 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOprah Gail Winfrey 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelton “Spike” Jackson Lee 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussell Simmons 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarvin “Magic” Johnson 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKenneth “Babyface” Edmonds 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTyra Banks 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEldrick “Tiger” Woods 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicture Credits 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 153\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Otha Sullivan (Jackson, MS)\u003c\/strong\u003e received his doctorate in education from Wayne State University in1973. He is a former science teacher in the Detroit Public School System, and is currently a professor of Education and Psychology and the Director of the ACHIEVE Mississippi Project at Alcorn State University. 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