5 Forgotten early 20th century Black-owned businesses
Established in 1901 and operating until 1990, the Afro-American Life Insurance Company may be the most well known Black-owned business in Jacksonville's history. However, it wasn't the only large one. In honor of Black History Month, here are five other early 20th century African-American owned businesses associated with the city. - 1. Afro American Investment Company The 1925 plat of West Augustine’s Afro American Subdivision. | State of Florida The Afro American Investment Company was organized by Abraham Lincoln Lewis and William H. Lee during the height of the 1920s Florida Land Boom. Initially a subsidiary of the larger Afro-American Life...
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Established in 1901 and operating until 1990, the Afro-American Life Insurance Company may be the most well known Black-owned business in Jacksonville's history. However, it wasn't the only large one. In honor of Black History Month, here are five other early 20th century African-American owned businesses associated with the city. -
1. Afro American Investment Company The 1925 plat of West Augustine’s Afro American Subdivision. | State of Florida The Afro American Investment Company was organized by Abraham Lincoln Lewis and William H. Lee during the height of the 1920s Florida Land Boom. Initially a subsidiary of the larger Afro-American Life...
