AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Businesses & Institutions
The following are short descriptions of the major institutions which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.
Prairie View College of Nursing Houston Medical Center Houston, Texas (Courtesy of the Quintard Taylor Collection)
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company (1865-1874)
The Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company, commonly referred to as The Freedmen’s Bank, was incorporated on March 3, 1865. It...
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama (1883- )
The Dexter Avenue Baptist Church was built in 1883 on the corner of Dexter Avenue and Decatur Street in Montgomery,...
Homer G. Phillips Hospital (1937-1979)
Homer G. Phillips Hospital, one of the country’s most prestigious medical institutions, was designed by architect Albert Osburg. The hospital...
Messenger (1917-1928)
The Messenger, an independent magazine, was founded by labor activist A. Philip Randolph and economist Chandler Owen in 1917 with...
The Negro Ensemble Company (1967- )
The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) was founded in New York City, New York during the summer of 1967, under the...
American Negro Theatre (ca. 1940-1955)
Formed by Abram Hill, Frederick O’Neal, and other actors in Harlem, New York in 1940, the American Negro Theatre (ANT)...
Anita Bush Players
The Anita Bush Players, also known as the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company was organized by Actor Anita Bush...
Pittsburgh Courier (1907- )
The Pittsburgh Courier was established in 1907 by Edwin Harleston, an aspiring writer and security guard at the H.J. Heinz...
Chicago Defender (1905- )
The Chicago Defender was founded in 1905 by Robert Sengstacke Abbott. Abbott published the first issue, a run of 300...
