Freedom Enterprise, xiv (UNIA)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02620
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xiv.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: community and social needs
Principal: Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
Location: 1516 Russell St
Transcript: Liberty Hall (UNIA). The Detroit division of the Universal Negro
Improvement Association was established in 1920 and was one of
the strongest chapters, growing to over five thousand members by
1922. Detroit’s UNIA purchased a building at 1516 Russell Street
to house its office, which they named Liberty Hall. The UNIA’s
Sunshine Restaurant was located nearby at 1520 Russell.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xiv (UNIA)

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