The author presents the world with the life of a little-known but important figure in African American history - Arthur W. Sewell - America's first African American male millionaire. This is not a book about "firsts," it is a story about "success" mixed with the complexities of Arthur Sewell being black in the antebellum South and further complicated with the responsibility of safeguarding a large fortune for two little black boys - his two sons, due to the discovery of oil on his land in Arkansas during the early 1900s. The story is told with a facile pen and in a charming style narrated by...
The author presents the world with the life of a little-known but important figure in African American history - Arthur W. Sewell - America's first Af...