10 Black People Succeeded in Slavery Times

10 highly successful African American leaders who succeeded in times of slavery. This video is created for one reason – to encourage you to not allow anything obstacle to stop you.

Included in the list are the following:

William Washington Browne Born October 20, 1849 – was a Methodist minister and founder of the first black bank.


Browne has an impressive resume under his name in spite of having been born into slavery, having worked as a Union soldier during the American Civil War, a teacher, and a Methodist minister. His most notable feat is arguably founding the African American fraternal organization Richmond’s Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers.
On top of all that, Browne also paved the way to creating and organizing a bank that became the first chartered black financial institution in the United States.

Annie Turnbo Malone Born August 9, 1877 was a hugely successful Businesswomen and philanthropist. Starting with manufacturing non-damaging hair products for African-American women and selling them door-to-door, Malone quickly became a millionaire during the 20th century despite having no formal education and being the 10th of 11 children of former slaves.

George Washington Carver born in the 1860s – He was considered one of the greatest Botanist and inventor in America.

Carver was born into slavery he was raised by his former owners as their own. Carver went on to be recruited by Booker T. Washington for Tuskegee’s Agricultural Department. He then shortly became the first African American to secure an advanced degree in agricultural science.

The most notable of his work as he went on to become a prominent African-American scientist and inventor was his work discovering the many uses for the peanut, having devised over a hundred products for it including dyes, gasoline, and plastic.

A.G Gaston born in 1892 was a wealthy serial entrepreneur
. Gaston begun his stint as an entrepreneur during his time in the mine, selling meals and burial insurance to the black community.

He would go on to open an insurance company and funeral home in the late 1930s. He soon went to open the state’s only black-owned savings and loan in the 1950s. During the same decade, he also opened the A.G. Gaston Motel. Before the 1960s, Gaston has employed the largest number of African Americans in Alabama as well as becoming one of the richest African Americans in the country.

Percy Lavon Julian – Born in 1899 – Was a Pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs.


Julian is regarded as one of the most influential chemists in American history. Julian, a grandson of slaves, was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of numerous medicinal drugs.

Julian had a variety of breakthroughs during his long career, having over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 115 research patents. Some of his works include developing an inexpensive process to prepare cortisone, a drug used to treat arthritis; and developing a flame retardant to be used by the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Maggie L Walker Born July 15, 1864 – was a Teacher and businesswomen.


Daughter of a former slave, Walker was a pioneering black businesswoman and a civic leader who sought to improve the fortune of black citizens in Richmond and other places. Walker started the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. She then became the first woman in the United States to charter and become president of a bank.

Jack Johnson – Born March 31, 1878 – was the African American World heavyweight boxing Champion at the height of the Jim Crow era.

The son of former slaves, Johnson was a powerhouse boxer.


Robert Smalls born April 5, 1839
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Smalls would be partly credited with persuading President Abraham Lincoln to consider allowing African Americans into the Union Army. He went on to pilot the Planter, then a Union war vessel then later on be promoted to its Captain, making Douglass the first African American Captain in the United States Navy’s history.
Smalls went on to enter politics as a Republican.

Booker T. Washington born in 1856 - Was an educator and advisor to the President of the United States . During his lifetime, he would go on to become one of the most dominant figures in African-American history. He was the first black person to be featured on a United States postal stamp. During his time at Tuskegee, he helped thousands of black people from all across the world gain skills required to succeed.

Harriet Tubman born in1822 – was an Abolitionist and political activist

Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Known as “The Moses of Her People,” Tubman helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad from Maryland to Pennsylvania. With a total of thirteen missions, she helped save over seventy enslaved people.


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