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Alonzo Herndon’s Journey from Slavery to Atlanta’s Millionaire
Alonzo Herndon was born a slave in 1858 but died a millionaire in 1927. After freedom came, he left home with just $11 and one year of schooling.
He learned to cut hair, moved to Atlanta, and built the South’s most luxurious barbershop with crystal chandeliers and gold fixtures…