Building Atlanta : how I broke through segregation to launch a business empire /
Born into a blue-collar family in the Jim Crow South, Herman J. Russell built a shoeshine business when he was 12 years old-and used the profits to buy a vacant lot where he built a duplex while he was still a teen. In the ensuing 50 years, Russell has continued to build and develop businesses, amas...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago, Illinois :
Chicago Review Press,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Born into a blue-collar family in the Jim Crow South, Herman J. Russell built a shoeshine business when he was 12 years old-and used the profits to buy a vacant lot where he built a duplex while he was still a teen. In the ensuing 50 years, Russell has continued to build and develop businesses, amassing one of the most influential and profitable minority-owned business conglomerates. In Building Atlanta, he shares his inspiring life story, revealing how he overcame racism, poverty, and a debilitating speech impediment to become one of the most successful. |
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| Item Description: | Foreword by Andrew Young. EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook Business Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 277 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781613746950 1613746954 9781613746974 1613746970 1306477840 9781306477840 |
