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Jeremiah Hamilton: Wall Street's Forgotten Millionaire

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Jeremiah G. Hamilton was the only African American broker on Wall Street and the only black millionaire in mid-nineteenth century New York. Yet today he's all but forgotten. Australian historian Shane White tells Business Matters about a man who was larger than life but air-brushed from history. Photo: Artist's impression of Jeremiah Hamilton Credit: www.jeremiahhamilton.org

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