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Alonzo Herndon was a millionaire businessman who lived in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early twentieth century. What made his circumstances unique?
A.
He was a Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction.


B.
He was a former slave who used his wealth to build a large mansion in the city.


C.
He was a former slaveholder who gave most of his wealth to charities and schools.


D.
He was a member of the Cherokee Nation who returned to Georgia after relocation.

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Answer:

B.  He was a former slave who used his wealth to build a large mansion in the city.

Explanation:

  • Although born into slavery in 1858. Alonzo was mostly known as one of the first Afro-American millionaires in US.
  • He started his own company, that was one of the most successful ones in Atlanta.
  • His mansion that he built was finished in 1910.

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