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North Carolina textile mill ‘doubling down’ in response to tariffs
A textile company based in Kings Mountain isn’t changing its go-to-market strategy at all and is instead “doubling down.” ...
William & Mary6 年
The Southern Mill Industry
North Carolina, and South Carolina were targeted for the new mills, and soon Danville (situated on the Dan River) became an important mill center. Entrepreneurs actively recruited white farmers to ...
This historic North Carolina mill village starred in ‘The Hunger Games’ — and has ...
The idyllic, rural property, founded in 1905, is one of the last intact mill villages in North Carolina, according to the ...
Raleigh News & Observer1 个月
‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC
Coleman Boulevard) at Main Street in Concord, N.C., honors the founder of the nation’s first Black-owned and -operated textile mill. North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources ...
Black Enterprise1 个月
Here’s A Look Inside The First Black-Owned Textile Mill Founded By Warren Clay Coleman
In 1900, Warren Clay Coleman was considered “the richest Black man in America” after opening the first Black-owned and -operated textile factory ... in Concord, North Carolina, right outside ...