Charlotte Observer23d
‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC
The former mill is at Main Street and Highway 601 South in Concord in what became Fieldcrest Cannon Plant No. 9. Coleman opened the mill in 1897. Coleman “was able to rise up and become the ...
Raleigh News & Observer23d
‘Richest Black man in 1900’ built and ran nation’s first Black-owned textile mill in NC
The plant is now known as Fieldcrest Cannon Plant No. 9. Screengrab of city of Concord Facebook video. EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of Black History Month, The Charlotte Observer is highlighting the ...