Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART ONE: THE EARLY YEARS.

William Alexander Leidesdorff.

PART TWO: THE CIVILWAR YEARS AND RECONSTRUCTION.

Mary Ellen Pleasant.

Bridget “Biddy” Mason.

Anthony Overton.

Abraham Lincoln Lewis.

PART THREE: INTO THE NEW CENTURY.

Madame C. J. Walker.

Annie Turnbo Malone.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott.

Arthur George Gaston.

S. B. Fuller.

PART FOUR: MODERN TIMES.

John H. Johnson.

Crispus Attucks Wright.

Matel “Mat” Dawson Jr.

Quincy D. Jones.

Earl G. Graves.

Joe L. Dudley Sr.

Reginald Francis Lewis.

Robert L. Johnson.

Oprah Gail Winfrey.

Shelton “Spike” Jackson Lee.

Russell Simmons.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson.

Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.

Tyra Banks.

Eldrick “Tiger” Woods.

Bibliography.

Picture Credits.

Index.