WhenJeremiah G. Hamilton passed away in 1875, he was known as the richest Black man in the U.S. Despite that distinction, Hamilton was not part of an investment firm on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It took 179 years after the NYSE was established in 1792 for a Black investment firm to take a seat: Daniels & Bell in 1971. Below is a list of 12 Black brokers and financiers who laid the groundwork for today’s generation. Thorvald McGregor and Lawrence Lewis: Each of these men is credited by different sources as becoming the first registered Black securities salesmen in 1949. McGregor worke…