In March of 1921, under the laws of the state of Delaware and using about $30,000 in borrowed capital, Harry Herbert Pace organized the Pace Phonograph Corporation, Inc. The company’s first office was his home on West 138th Street, New York. Pace did not have an easy time entering the record business. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black-owned record labels
Black Swan Records
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts
I am going to highlight two historical African-American firsts in today's post which will center around business and labor. The C.R. Patterson & Sons Company was a carriage building firm, and the first African American-owned automobile manufacturer. The company was founded by Charles Richard Patterson, who was born into slavery in April 1833 on a plantation in Virginia. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Historical Firsts