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1994. Robert R. Church Park, which opened in 1899, was the city’s first park for African-American citizens and visitors and was built by the first Black millionaire in the city, Robert Reed Church (1839-1912.) The monument is in the center of the park, the bronze bust of Robert R. Church, Sr. sits on top. The columns surrounding the monument ...
Robert Reed Church Sr. was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community. He founded Solvent Savings Bank, the first black-owned bank in the city, which extended credit to ...
Robert Reed Church Sr. was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community. He founded Solvent Savings Bank, the first black-owned bank in the city, which extended credit to ...
Born into bondage, Robert Church Sr., was the funder behind the thriving Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. He also bankrolled several who headed west to es...
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Robert Reed Church Sr. died on August 29, 1912 from Chronic Cardio-Nephritis. Pioneer businessman, benefactor and distinguished citizen of Memphis, South's first African-American millionaire. Robert Church was the son of the white steamship Captain Charles Church.
8 de out. de 2017 · Robert R. Church Sr. Robert R. Church Sr., noted Memphis businessman, philanthropist, community activist, and political leader, was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1839, the son of Charles B. Church of Memphis, who owned several Mississippi River steamboats. His mother, Emmeline, lived with a family in Holly Springs and died when Church ...
Robert Reed Church, Sr. (* 18. Juni 1839 in Holly Springs, Mississippi; † 29. August 1912 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Philanthrop. Er gilt als der erste afroamerikanische Millionär der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sohn eines weißen Dampfschiffkapitäns und einer schwarzen Sklavin arbeitete als ...
