The Riches and Rise of Sarah Rector

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“On January 15th 1914 The Kansas City Star newspaper ran an unusual story. At least four men from Germany were writing letters to Oklahoma, desperate to grab the attention and approval for marriage to a resident they had never met. Up until recently, they would not have even known she existed but unexpectedly coming into possession of a fortune would ensure that her name would remain in headlines for decades to come. None of the proposals would be followed up on for many reasons, but the biggest one probably was the fact that the person they were all clamoring for was a twelve year old African-American girl named Sarah Rector. A twelve year old African-American girl that had an income of $15,000 a month.”