Question

Which type of business did W.C. Coleman open in 1897

Answer 1

Coleman Manufacturing Company

Step-by-step explanation

W.C Coleman opened the Coleman Manufacturing Company, this was the first cotton mill in the United States owned by an African American individual. The company was sold later on and the facility became apart of Fieldcrest Cannon plant.

Answer 2

Mr. Warren Clay Coleman, an African American and former Concord/Cabarrus country slave, started the Coleman Manufacturing Company. The company began from 1897 until 1904. This is the nation's first African-American-owned and operated textile factory in Concord/Cabarrus country, North Carolina, and the entire United States.