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John Carruthers Stanly
How John Carruthers Stanly made millions from his barbering business in the 1830s
In the late 1800s, John Carruthers Stanly was considered one of the few black millionaires of North Carolina. Luck smiled at him from a young age despite his status; he was born a slave in 1774 to a Nigerian mother and a white merchant called John Wright Stanly. Despite being enslaved, he was given the…
