Here’s A Look Inside The History Of The First Black-Owned Textile Mill, Founded By Warren Clay Coleman
Warren Clay Coleman was considered “the richest Black man in America” in 1900 by opening the first Black-owned textile mill ...
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‘They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields:’ Roots of blues in Louisiana
Singing blues was a way for slaves to connect and share stories. “They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields. So, they found a place and put him in there. But when they ...
‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC
Built by former slaves, the mill was so famous that W.E.B. DuBois included pictures of the building in an exhibit at the ...