A look at the oldest black-owned business in the U.S. founded in 1881 and still going strong
Ward Moving & Storage was founded in 1881 and is the oldest Black-owned business in the U.S. The company, which started as a stop on the Underground Railroad, has now become a respected moving company in the country. Support Pan-African Journalism SubscribeThe company started off with just two horses and a wagon and has grown over decades into a multi-million-dollar corporation. Ward Transfer and Storage Company, after Edgar Earl Ward, John T. Ward’s grandson who was running the business by then. It also serves as an agent for the moving company North American Van Lines and generates more than $5 million in sales annually.
Source: The North Africa Journal February 01, 2020 16:07 UTC
