In this episode Lilly and Brandy talk about Charlie Brown of West Columbia, Texas in Brazoria County. He was a former enslaved man who started his own lumber business and grew to be Brazoria County's first black millionaire. SOURCES: Forbes: Her Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather Helped Start Juneteenth—Then Became One Of The First Black Millionaires In America

https://www.forbes.com/sites/allisonnorlian/2020/06/19/her-grandfather-helped-start-juneteenththen-became-one-of-the-first-black-millionaires-in-america/?sh=1f394ad65428

The Facts: Ex-slaves Brown, Haller did overcome

https://thefacts.com/article_9dbc8aca-105f-5429-85f7-5021fe53cc50.html

Houston Chronicle: Legislature Honors Ex-Slave Who Died A Millionaire https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Legislature-honors-ex-slave-who-became-6128028.php. https://linktr.ee/RoundHerePodcast