Freedom Enterprise, xi (A. W. Curtis Laboratories)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02598
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xi.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: manufacturer or distributor
Principal: A. W. Curtis Laboratories
Mentions: Curtis, Austin W.
Location: 545 Farnsworth Ave
Transcript: A. W. Curtis Laboratories. Established by Austin W. Curtis in
1945. Born in West Virginia, Curtis was a Cornell University–
trained chemist and worked with George Washington Carver
at the Tuskegee Institute before migrating to Detroit in 1943.
A. W. Curtis Laboratories was located at 545 Farnsworth Avenue,
between Brush and Beaubien.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xi (A. W. Curtis Laboratories)

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