*Whoa. Talk about Black Girl Magic! At age 11, Sarah Rector, the daughter of freedmen in 1902, reportedly become the wealthiest black girl in the nation. Here’s more from Black Enterprise: Following ...
In the early 20th century, Sarah Rector was given 160 acres of land as part of a government treaty. 11-year-old Rector became incredibly wealthy when oil was discovered under her land. Rector's ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When FOX4 film critic Shawn Edwards came on FOX4 News at Noon earlier this week, it wasn’t to review a movie. He came on to tell us the story of Sarah Rector: an 11-year-old girl ...
Sarah Rector was the first Black female millionaire in the U.S. She was 11 years old in 1913 when oil was discovered on her land in Oklahoma. White-owned newspapers were openly racist in coverage of ...