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Q. Who was the first female African American millionarie? Who created Ebony magazine? What year were the first Africans brought to an English colony?
What was the secret escape system Harriet Tubman led slaves through?
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Answered By:
Joelle Maurepas
Last Updated:
Dec 07, 2015
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Madame C.J. Walker
is generally agreed to have been the first female African American millionaire.
John Harold Johnson
founded Ebony Magazine in 1945, I've included a link to his 2005 obituary
Sources disagree, but generally it's agreed that Africans were first enslaved in the colonies
as early as
1619
.
This was known as the Underground Railroad. Check the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's webpage
for more information.
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