First Afro-American Business Day

Title

First Afro-American Business Day

Subject

Business Day, Business, Afro-Americans

Description

An advertisement for the first "Afro-American Business Day" in Philadelphia on July 26, 1917, which encouraged citizens to support local black small businesses in order for these enterprises to flourish.

Source

Ruth Wright Hayre Collection, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries.

Publisher

WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014

Date

July 26, 1917

Contributor

Kevin Mihalcik, Sarah Budzik

Rights

Courtesy of Temple University Libraries

Format

JPG

Type

Text

Original Format

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Files

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Citation

“First Afro-American Business Day,” Goin' North, accessed October 6, 2024, https://www.goinnorth.org/items/show/69.