Shane White is the Challis Professor of History and an Australian professorial fellow at the University of Sydney. He has authored or coauthored several books, including Stories of Freedom in Black New York, and collaborated in the construction of the Web site Digital Harlem.
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In the middle decades of the nineteenth century Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a well-known figure on Wall Street. He was reportedly the richest African American man in the United States, possessing a fortune of $2 million, or in excess of $250 million in today... SEE MORE