Freedom Enterprise, xvi (Supreme Linen and Laundry)

Identifier: DBB-ITM-02631
Source: Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xvi.
Source Type: Boyd Research Findings
Activity: laundry
Principal: Supreme Linen and Laundry (Supreme Linen Supply Co.)
Mentions: Allen, Callie; Allen, Fred A.
Location: 700 E Alexandrine Ave
Transcript: Supreme Linen and Laundry. Located at 700 East Alexandrine
Street, Supreme Linen was founded by Fred and Callie Allen in
1929. The Allens were originally from Mississippi and migrated
to Detroit in 1924. The establishment supplied tablecloths, napkins,
uniforms, and aprons to Black-owned
businesses in the city
and also housed a commercial laundry. Fred Allen was deeply
involved with the Booker T. Washington Trade Association
and served as vice president of both the Detroit branch of the
NAACP and the National Negro Business League.
Title: Freedom Enterprise, xvi (Supreme Linen and Laundry)

Detroit Black Business