OW Gurley
(1868 – 1935)

From the Artist, Roberto Delgado

The three images are portrait of Gurley in 1921, the William’s Drug Store, and an unidentified destroyed building from the 1921 massacre.

Further Reading

Forbes
The Bezos of Black Wall Street by Antoine Garra – June 18, 2020

Inc.com
Meet the Entrepreneur Who Created the First ‘Black Wall Street’ by Brooke Henderson – November 2020

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