Freedom Enterprise, xii (Booker T. Washington Grocery)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02604
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xii.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: groceries
Principal: Booker T. Washington Grocery and Meat Market
Mentions: Gordy, Berry Sr. (Pop); Gordy, Bertha Ida (née Fuller)
Location: 5044 St Antoine St
Transcript: Booker T. Washington Grocery. Established by Bertha and
Berry Gordy Sr. at 5044 St. Antoine Street. The Gordys migrated
to Detroit in 1921 from Sandersville, Georgia, and would become
involved with the BTWTA and DHL. The Gordys were the parents
of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xii (Booker T. Washington Grocery)

Detroit Black Business