We continue to look at companies that built their fortunes through the slave trade. Brooks Brothers is the oldest men's clothier in the United States and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1818 as a family business, the privately owned company is now owned by the Italian billionaire, Claudio Del Vecchio. On April 7, 1818, at the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Ripped From Slavery – Modern Corporations Built By Slaves
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Monday Open Thread: Ripped From Slavery – Modern Corporations Built By Slaves
Good Morning POU. This week's topic will shine the spotlight on current major corporations whose roots are grounded in slavery. North America's four major rail networks — Norfolk Southern, CSX, Union Pacific and Canadian National — all own lines that were built and operated with slave labor. Historians say nearly every rail line built east of the Mississippi River and … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Ripped From Slavery – Modern Corporations Built By Slaves
Tuesday Open Thread: Authors of Slave Narratives
Thanks for the birthday sentiments fellow POU'ers. Now onward to the open thread... Mattie Jane Jackson (January 1847 – February 5, 1910) was an African American author. She is known for her 1866 autobiography, The Story of Mattie J. Jackson: Her Parentage, Experience of Eighteen Years in Slavery, Incidents During the War, Her Escape from Slavery: A True Story, which … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Authors of Slave Narratives
Monday Open Thread: African American Ghost Stories III
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! THE LALAURIE MANSION … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African American Ghost Stories III
Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week we'll take a look at Black composers of classical music. IGNATIUS SANCHO … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers