Alonzo Franklin Herndon, born into slavery, became one of the first African-American millionaires in the United States. He generated his wealth in Atlanta, GA as a barber, entrepreneur, real estate owner, and businessman founding and presiding over the Atlanta Life, Insurance Company. His mansion, The Herndon Home, was a featured location, in the music video of a famous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Missy Elliot.
Herndon Home, Adrienne Herndon