Black Enterprise27d
Here’s A Look Inside The First Black-Owned Textile Mill Founded By Warren Clay Coleman
The landmark received hundreds of visitors who stopped and took photos of a plaque honoring Coleman in the main building. Years prior, in 2015, Coleman and the mill received national recognition ...
Charlotte Observer29d
‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC
Coleman opened the mill in 1897 ... included pictures of the building in an exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900, The Charlotte Observer reported in 2011. He did so to highlight progress ...