The Amazing Life and Legacy of William "Gooseneck" McDonald: Fort Worth's First Black Millionaire

Bob Ray Sanders and Jan Jones examine the amazing life of McDonald, a banker of great influence in Texas during the late 19th century. A member of the "Black and Tan" faction, he was elected to the Republican Party of Texas' state executive committee. In 1906, he founded Fort Worth's first African-American-owned bank as an enterprise of the state Masons; under his management, the bank survived the Great Depression.
Sanders' journalism career has spanned three decades and three media: newspaper, television and radio. He is vice president /associate editor and a Metro columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the newspaper where he began his professional career.
Jones is a fifth generation Texan and lifelong resident of Fort Worth. During a 31-year teaching career, she taught speech, theater and English in several Tarrant County high schools.

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This is a great video, especially since Jan recently died. She was so very smart. Gonna miss that gal.

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Never heard of him in all my years in FWISD interesting!!!

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Thank you for recording and sharing! Great History lesson on Fort Worth and a remarkable man.