Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery Ages 10 and Up The anthology features a bonus

The anthology features a bonus in-depth interview with President Barack Obama

They were sometimes scandalous and volatile

This visually arresting volume features more than fifty Cuban recipes

including custom homemade tea blends and beverages

and Eve Ensler

Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery Ages 10 and Up The anthology features a bonusThe astonishing untold history of America's first black millionaires former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties self made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. While Oprah Winfrey, Jay Z, Beyonce, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the