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Alonzo Herndon with mother and brother

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Photograph of Alonzo Herndon, founder and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, posing with his mother Sophenie and his brother Thomas, circa 1890. Sophenie, clad in a black dress, stands behind her two seated sons. They face forward.At the time of his death in 1927, he was also Atlanta, Georgia's wealthiest black citizen, owning more property than any other African American. Admired and respected by many, he was noted for his involvement in and support of local institutions and charities devoted to advancing African American business and community life.
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  1. African American Barbers
  2. African American Business Enterprises
  3. African American Businesspeople
  4. African American Civic Leaders
  5. African American Executives
  6. African Americans
  7. Atlanta
  8. Atlanta Life Insurance Company
  9. Barbers
  10. Business Enterprises
  11. Businessmen
  12. Businesspeople
  13. Civic Leaders
  14. Executives
  15. Freedmen
  16. Georgia
  17. Herndon, Alonzo, B. 1858
  18. Herndon, Sophenie
  19. Herndon, Thomas Madison
  20. Insurance Executives
  21. Mothers

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