Washerwomen and the organization of their work
Walnut Hills had a long tradition of African American women taking in laundry. Calvin and Harriet Beecher Stowe engaged the services of an “Aunt Frankie” Continue Reading
Tag: Black History
Black Business on Lincoln Avenue: The First Ice Cream Parlor, 1878
The Black entrepreneurs William H. Fox and Rolla Pryor opened the first “Ice Cream Saloon” on Lincoln Avenue in 1878. We have seen in a Continue Reading
Irene Kirke, Black O’Bryonville Woman in Business from the 1910s
Irene Kirke, an African American woman, was born in 1887 in what was then the small town of Milford, outside of Cincinnati. She attended public Continue Reading
Fountain Lewis Sr.
In the previous post we met the Black barber Fountain Lewis, Sr. who was active in Cincinnati for more than half a century from the Continue Reading
Fountain Lewis Sr., barbering and Music Hall.
The Friends of Music Hall posted a wonderful blog entry on Fountain Lewis, Sr., a Black barber active in Cincinnati from the early 1840s until Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth, Cincinnati City Council, and the Universal Negro Improvement Association 1921
Horace Sudduth has generally been cast as a businessman who steered clear of politics. In 1921, however, Sudduth was willing to run for Cincinnati City Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth and Real Estate as Investment and Wealth in the Black Community
We have seen in the previous posts that Horace Sudduth served as his community’s Real Estate agent, selling hundreds of homes to Black owner-occupants. Sudduth’s Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth and the Industrial Building and Loan Corporation
Horace Sudduth founded the Industrial Building and Loan Corporation in December 1919. Its main office was in Sudduth’s West End real estate office, but from Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth and Black Tenement Housing on Walnut Hills
When Horace Sudduth began working in the Walnut Hills market, he played much the same role dealing in and managing tenements as he had downtown. Continue Reading
Horace Sudduth’s Charitable Work during the 1910s
In the previous post we looked at Horace Sudduth’s business dealings in the West End during the 1910’s. We also noted that the Lincoln Theater, Continue Reading