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Article: The Black Rose: The Magnificent Story of Madam C.J. Walker, America's First Black Female Millionaire.(Review)
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- Black Issues Book Review
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- July 1, 2000
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The Black Rose: The Magnificent Story of Madam C.J. Walker, America's First Black Female Millionaire
by Tananarive Due Ballantine/One World, June 2000, $25.95, ISBN 0-345-43960-0
History is a tangible, living thing in Tananarive Due's new book, based on research begun by Alex Haley. Due traces the life of Madam C.J. Walker from her childhood to the development of her famous hair products and her subsequent ascension to wealth and prominence.
The book opens in 1874 in Delta, Louisiana, on the plantation where Walker's parents were sharecroppers. We are introduced to 10-year-old Sarah Breedlove, as she was called before she took the name Madam ...