THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Nightclubs
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Gas Stations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common type of Black-owned business is health care, as 32% of Black-owned businesses are in the health care category.
Detailed explanation-2: -Founded by John T. Ward and his son William S. Ward, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. is reportedly the oldest African-American-owned business in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -The real-estate investment trust company RLJ Lodging Trust is one of the largest Black-owned public businesses in America, with assets of $5.92 billion as of June 2020. Other notable big businesses include World Wide Technology, a global tech consulting firm; Salamander Resort & Spa, which is owned by Sheila C.
Detailed explanation-4: -African-Americans have operated virtually every kind of company, but some of the most prominent Black-owned businesses have been insurance companies, banks, recording labels, funeral parlors, barber shops, beauty salons, restaurants, soul food restaurants, record stores, and bookstores.