Black history books

America's #1 black business history book

*How black folks gained an education and go to college

*Black business owners in the 1800s-1960

*What racists did to hurt black people

*And more.

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*Names

*Their birth year

*What year they were born

*What they did for a living

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*Who was the first black person to own land

*Population of black people in 1860

*Migration movements

*Names of towns established before and after 1865

*Black owned resort communities

*And so much more

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A film about 10 rich black folks who defeated racism in the 1800s

Booker T Washington and his friends tell their story

"Funny and Inspiring"

Produced and directed by Anthony Brogdon

This is his third film project

The Great Detroit documentary, 2014

Business in the Black documentary, 2017

They Did It has been a stage play with several performances.

30 Cast members

Shot in Detroit

Filming started in 2019, and shelved until now

Expected release 2026

Only 2 days of filming remain, then edit

Profit from book sales are used to finance the film.

Expected national distribution via various streaming services.

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