Watch as the great-grand-daughter shares some facts about her great-grandmother Madam CJ Walker!
Madam C.J. Walker
The Legacy of Madam C. J. Walker1
Madam CJ was a capitalist as well as a phenomenal woman! Her great-granddaughter shares some of it with you!
The Making Of A Black Millionaire!
By the 1960s, Arthur G. Gaston was probably the richest black man in America. He was the leading employer of blacks in Alabama and directly and indirectly gave substantial aid and comfort to the civil rights movement.
Green Power Beats Black Power
Gaston’s wealth and cordial ties with the white elite gave him a certain amount of clout that others did not have. His favorite methods were quiet negotiation, deal making, and, if necessary, private threats. He was often effective. For example, the “White’s Only” signs on the drinking fountains of the First National Bank came down after Gaston threatened to pull his account. Many have forgotten the extent to which blacks were exerting economic pressure successfully to bring integration in the decade before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
First American Woman Self-Made Millionaire – Madame C. J. Walker
First African-American Millionaire of the Early 20th Century and the First American Woman Self-Made Millionaire