Category: History
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Entrepreneurship in African American History
We’ve come so far, and we have far to go! Maggie Lena Walker. Robert Reed Church. Arthur George Gaston. Mary Ellen Pleasant. Annie Turnbo Malone. Madam C. J. Walker. Charles Clinton Spaulding. These are just a few of the successful entrepreneurs in our culture’s history. These are people who were either themselves enslaved, or were…
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The Rich Legacy of Fraternal and Mutual Aid Societies – Precursors of African-American-Owned Insurance Companies!
This led me to learning so much more about the mutual aid societies and fraternal orders that were formed by free blacks early in American history. These organizations worked to provide support to Black families, especially widows and orphans, and to care for the sick. They also helped ensure that the dead were buried with…