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2589
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Within the Hayti district in Durham in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Afro-Americans built strong economic and social institutions, although they were still rigidly segregated elsewhere.
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Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Fall 1995, p27-31, il, por
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3157
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Meredythe Holmes is one of those persons able to pursue cherished interests: being of service to people through teaching; as president of Monarch Temporary Services, headquartered in Durham; and being an arts volunteer.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 55 Issue 1, Jan 1997, p8,10-11, por
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4071
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Bruce Bridgers is the owner of The Know Bookstore and Restaurant in Durham. In operation for over seventeen years, it is currently the oldest active Afro-American-owned bookstore in the state. Bridgers has had struggles to remain open, especially with competition from large stores, like Barnes & Noble, and on-line giant Amazon.com.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 8, Feb 1999, p26-27 Periodical Website
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7169
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James Speed, Jr., did so well as a CPA that he retired at age 46. He had to be coaxed back to work in 2003 as CEO and president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. Speed has plans to take the company to new levels. He wants the company to become one of the nation's top 150 insurance companies in terms of gross premiums. In three years the company has moved from $70 million to $140 million annually.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 63 Issue 4, Apr 2005, p48-51, por
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7473
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At the beginning of the 20th-century, African American businessmen in Durham developed a business district to provide economic assistance and opportunities to the African American community. The area, which came to be known as the Black Wall Street, was located in downtown Durham on Parrish Street. A number of businesses flourished there, including the N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company (1898) and Mechanics & Farmers Bank (1907), as well as a drugstore, tailor, barber, and beauty shops, clothing stores, and law offices. Plans to commemorate the street's local and national significance and rejuvenate the historic structures located there are underway.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 6, Nov 2005, p170-172, 174, 176, il Periodical Website
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11499
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C.C. Spaulding of Durham is president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and the Mechanics and Farmers Bank.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 1 Issue 35, Jan 1934, p5, 22, por
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11817
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Forty years ago J. J. Sansom, Jr., went to work with Mechanics & Farmers Bank in Durham at a salary of $80 a month. Today he is the bank's president and chief executive officer. Sansom is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 37 Issue 9, Sept 1979, p13-14, 53-54, por
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11952
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One of the most imposing results of industry is the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company; the largest Negro owned insurance organization in the world. Founder John Merrick, previously a successful barber and real estate man, received his first financial stake from James B. Duke. Other pioneering firms can be found in Durham, including the Mechanics & Farmers Bank.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 21, Mar 1962, p15-16, il
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12609
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Julia W. Taylor is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Durham. The Durham-based bank is North Carolina's oldest black-owned bank and is one of the most profitable banks in the country. We the People of North Carolina magazine features Taylor in its Businesswoman in the News section.
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13234
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The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company is the world's largest African-American financial institutions. The company is the 129th largest insurance company in the nation. It February 1982, the company will mark its 83rd year of operation.
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29447
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Formed in 1898, N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. is the largest black-owned financial institution in the United States, and Bert Collins, CEO and president, has helped reposition the company as its clients and mission has changed over the years.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 4, April 1992, p10-13, por