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Alonzo Herndon: The Former Slave Who Built a Financial Empire in Atlanta

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Alonzo Franklin Herndon was a former slave who became one of the first Black millionaires in the United States and the most powerful Black businessman in Atlanta during the early 20th century, overcoming poverty, systemic racism, and a society built to keep Black people powerless. Alonzo Herndon was born in 1858 in Walton County, Georgia, […]

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