- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Alonzo Herndon
- Date of Original:
- 1858/1927
- Subject:
- Executives--Georgia--Atlanta
Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
African American executives--Georgia--Atlanta
African American businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
African American business enterprises--Georgia--Atlanta
Business enterprises--Georgia--Atlanta
Barbers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American barbers--Georgia--Atlanta
Insurance executives--Georgia--Atlanta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Herndon, Alonzo, b. 1858 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- As founder and first president of Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Alonzo Herndon displayed a leadership that blended ideals of racial self-help and independent entrepreneurship.
Photograph of Alonzo Herndon, founder and president of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, one of the most successful black-owned insurance businesses in the nation. He wears a suit and round glasses; he faces slightly right. 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/alonzo-herndon-1858-1927/m-1752/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Alexa Benson Henderson
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/alonzo-herndon-1858-1927
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/atlanta-life-insurance-company
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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