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A look at the oldest black-owned business in the U.S. founded in 1881 and still going strong | Face2Face Africa

A look at the oldest black-owned business in the U.S. founded in 1881 and still going strong | Face2Face Africa

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The company, which started as a stop on the Underground Railroad, has now become a respected moving company in the country.

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage was founded in 1881 and is the oldest Black-owned business in the U.S.

The company, which started as a stop on the Underground Railroad, has now become a respected moving company in the country.

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Over the past 139 years, as a small business in Columbus, Ohio, the company has survived the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Great Recession, and 25 presidents.

The company started off with just two horses and a wagon and has grown over decades into a multi-million-dollar corporation.


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