Afro-American Life Insurance Company
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Afro-American Life Insurance Company was a prominent Black-owned insurance firm based in Jacksonville, Florida, that played a key role in African American economic empowerment and community development in the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro-American Life Insurance Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American-owned business
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insurance company ⓘ life insurance company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
African American economic empowerment movement
NERFINISHED
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racial uplift movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Black business districts in Jacksonville ⓘ |
| businessFocus | serving customers excluded from white-owned insurers ⓘ |
| businessModel | providing insurance services to underserved Black customers ⓘ |
| businessType | private company ⓘ |
| city | Jacksonville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
African American economic self-help
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Black middle-class formation in Jacksonville ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalContext | Jim Crow era South ⓘ |
| employed |
African-American agents
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African-American office staff ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abraham Lincoln Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| founderEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jacksonville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of early 20th-century Black enterprise in the American South
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instrument of racial uplift through business ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded access to insurance for African Americans
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strengthened Black community institutions through philanthropy ⓘ |
| industry | insurance ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jacksonville, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent Black-owned insurance firm
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role in African American community development ⓘ role in African American economic empowerment ⓘ |
| ownership | Black-owned ⓘ |
| product |
burial insurance
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life insurance ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southeastern United States
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| servedCommunity |
African-American communities in the U.S. South
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Black residents of Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ |
| socialRole |
provider of financial security for African-American families
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source of employment for African Americans ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| supported |
African American community institutions
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Black civic organizations ⓘ Black educational initiatives ⓘ |
| targetMarket | African-American policyholders ⓘ |
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