The Herndons: An Atlanta Family

Author/Contributor(s):	Merritt, Carole
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	03/15/2017
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.