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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, Jr., was born on this date in 1885. He was a Black businessman, civic leader, and politician during the 1920s. He was born in Memphis, the youngest son of a wealthy businessman. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1904 and working at a Wall Street bank in New York City, he returned to Memphis to work for his father's ...
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13 de abr. de 2015 · 2:04 PM. Print. Beale Street Dynasty is, in the words of Lauterbach’s prologue, the story of “how a slave became an emperor and of the dynasty Robert Church created.”. Expand. I n February 1953, a national public safety convention took place in Memphis, and among the new technologies was the latest in fire-fighting equipment.
Robert Reed Church is considered the first black millionaire. In 1899, Memphis didn't provide recreational facilities for black citizens, so Church invested in "Church Park," which contained a playground and a large concert hall where black theatrical groups could perform.
Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an African-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.
Robert Reed Church, became the largest landowner in Tennessee. Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem. Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, developed the first national brand of hair care products.
