[Ads-l] Antedating of "Black-Owned"

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sun Jul 12 00:57:17 UTC 2026


black-owned (OED 1959)

1958 New York Age 9 Aug. 4/2 (Newspapers.com)  James R. Lawson, president of the United African Nationalist Movement attacked among other things the housing situation in Harlem and sought support for his organization's proposed "black-built, black-owned and black-managed housing in Harlem."

Fred Shapiro

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