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Donald Hamilton “Don” Barden

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Donald Hamilton “Don” Barden

Birth
Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
19 May 2011 (aged 67)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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A prominent Detroit businessman who sold vegetables from the road as a child before making millions in casinos, cable TV and real estate. He was the first Black American to own a Las Vegas casino

He told the Associated Press "I'm on a mission to prove that a poor, young African-American from a very large family, from humble beginnings, can rise to the top in America in a free enterprise system," (1997)

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, May 27,2011 at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Road in Detroit, with Bishop Charles Ellis officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery

TO BE UPDATED....
A prominent Detroit businessman who sold vegetables from the road as a child before making millions in casinos, cable TV and real estate. He was the first Black American to own a Las Vegas casino

He told the Associated Press "I'm on a mission to prove that a poor, young African-American from a very large family, from humble beginnings, can rise to the top in America in a free enterprise system," (1997)

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, May 27,2011 at Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Road in Detroit, with Bishop Charles Ellis officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery

TO BE UPDATED....


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