Yesterday's Architects

Charity "Duchess" Quamino: Pioneer of Black Business in Colonial America

How the 'Pastry Queen' of Rhode Island Baked Her Way from Slavery to Entrepreneurial Freedom

Dec 13

Biddy Mason: From 1,700-Mile Trek in Chains to California's First Black Female Real Estate Magnate

Walking to Freedom: How an Enslaved Midwife Became Los Angeles' Wealthiest Black Woman and Built the City's First Black Church

Dec 13

Wilson Ruffin Abbott: From Refugee to Toronto's First Black Elected Official and Real Estate Pioneer

First to the Polls: How a Refugee from Alabama Became Toronto's Wealthiest Black Landowner and Canada's First Black Elected Official

Dec 13

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