Meet Alonzo Herndon, who went from being born into slavery (1858) to becoming Atlanta's first Black millionaire 🤯. ​He started with just $11 in savings and became a master barber, building the luxurious "Crystal Palace" barbershops that served the city's elite. He invested every dollar wisely into real estate, and in 1905, he founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. ​Atlanta Life became a rock of financial stability for the Black community when no one else would insure them. This is more tha
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