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Anna's Boy

Anna's Boy

By Tom Wood

Anna's Boy is the saga of the grandson of an American slave's journey from Harlem; To become the first black member of a major U. S. bank board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. To become the first black in the U.

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Publisher: Bookbaby
Publish Date: 12/08/2020
Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781098320874
ISBN-10: 1098320875
Language: English

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Anna's Boy is the saga of the grandson of an American slave's journey from Harlem;
To become the first black member of a major U.S. bank board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller.
To become the first black in the U.S. to take his company "public", selling its shares "over the counter".
To his computer programming company making a significant contribution in the U.S. Apollo Space Landing.
To winning a major international lawsuit against a foreign government. This is a story of the challenges Tom Wood encountered in overcoming the "headwinds" of his century, as well as the many dilemma's he faced in his business and personal life.
A truly American story of a black man's walk through "the winds, the rains, and the sunshine of change" in the 20th century.

About the Author

Born 1926 in Manhattan, New York City
AB Columbia 1949
BSEE University of Michigan 1951
U.S. Naval Officers Training Program World War II
Former:
Chief, Computer Programming Detroit Tank Arsenal
Chairman, MidWest Simulation Council
Director of Computer Programming ITT/International Electric Corp.

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