Freedom Enterprise, xvii (Twelve Horsemen Civic Center (IBPOEW))

Identifier

DBB-ITM-02638

Source

Kendra D. Boyd, Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025). Pages: xvii.

Source Type

Boyd Research Findings

Activity

recreation and leisure clubs

Principal

Twelve Horsemen Civic Center [IBPOEW]

Location

114 Erskine St

Transcript

Twelve Horsemen Civic Center (IBPOEW). Located at 114
Erskine Street, this facility was owned by the Improved Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks of the World. The center had
a bar, an auditorium, and a ballroom as well as a large kitchen,
which was equipped to serve meals for the large groups that
rented the banquet hall. The Twelve Horsemen also supported
Black entrepreneurship by utilizing local Black businesses as
vendors.

Title

Freedom Enterprise, xvii (Twelve Horsemen Civic Center (IBPOEW))

Detroit Black Business