United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981858/1927As 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/alonzo-herndon-1858-1927http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/atlanta-life-insurance-companyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/alonzo-herndon-1858-1927http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/atlanta-life-insurance-companyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaExecutives--Georgia--AtlantaBusinessmen--Georgia--AtlantaBusinesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American executives--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American businesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American business enterprises--Georgia--AtlantaBusiness enterprises--Georgia--AtlantaBarbers--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American barbers--Georgia--AtlantaInsurance executives--Georgia--AtlantaCivic leaders--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American civic leaders--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta Life Insurance CompanyHerndon, Alonzo, b. 1858Alonzo HerndonStillImage