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- Robert Reed Church, Sr. (* 18. Juni 1839 in Holly Springs, Mississippi; † 29. August 1912 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Philanthrop. Er gilt als der erste afroamerikanische Millionär der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sohn eines weißen Dampfschiffkapitäns und einer schwarzen Sklavin arbeitete als Schiffsjunge und . Nach dem Bürgerkrieg ließ er sich als freigelassener Sklave in Memphis nieder. Er begann verschiedene geschäftliche Aktivitäten, darunter Immobilienhandel, und betrieb ein Hotel, ein Restaurant und einen Saloon. Mit Church’s Park and Auditorium schuf Church ein Zentrum für die zahlreiche schwarze Bevölkerung der Stadt, in dem W. C. Handy das Tanzorchester leitete. 1908 gründete Church die Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Company, deren erster Präsident er wurde. Robert Church unterstützte viele wohltätige Projekte. (de)
- Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community. He founded Solvent Savings Bank, the first black-owned bank in the city, which extended credit to blacks so they could buy homes and develop businesses. As a philanthropist, Church used his wealth to develop a park, playground, auditorium and other facilities for the black community, who were excluded by state-enacted racial segregation from most such amenities in the city. The son of a black mother and white father, Church began working as a steward when his father, a steamboat owner, took him along on his route between Memphis and New Orleans. Robert Church bought his first property in Memphis in 1862. He was well established by 1878-79, the years of devastating yellow fever epidemics which resulted in dramatic depopulation in the city. With property devalued, Church bought numerous businesses as well as undeveloped land, with the long-term view of their appreciation as the city recovered. He built his great wealth on this real estate. He purchased the first $1,000 municipal bond to help the city recover from bankruptcy after it was reduced to a Taxing District. (en)
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- Holly Springs, Mississippi, US (en)
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- Memphis, Tennessee, US (en)
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- Anna Wright (en)
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- Louisa Ayres (en)
- Margaret Pico (en)
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- Robert Reed Church, Sr. (* 18. Juni 1839 in Holly Springs, Mississippi; † 29. August 1912 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Geschäftsmann und Philanthrop. Er gilt als der erste afroamerikanische Millionär der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Sohn eines weißen Dampfschiffkapitäns und einer schwarzen Sklavin arbeitete als Schiffsjunge und . Nach dem Bürgerkrieg ließ er sich als freigelassener Sklave in Memphis nieder. Er begann verschiedene geschäftliche Aktivitäten, darunter Immobilienhandel, und betrieb ein Hotel, ein Restaurant und einen Saloon. (de)
- Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community. He founded Solvent Savings Bank, the first black-owned bank in the city, which extended credit to blacks so they could buy homes and develop businesses. As a philanthropist, Church used his wealth to develop a park, playground, auditorium and other facilities for the black community, who were excluded by state-enacted racial segregation from most such amenities in the city. (en)
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