Dukes of Durham
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The Dukes of Durham were a prominent and wealthy American tobacco-manufacturing family whose business empire helped shape the early cigarette industry and the economic development of Durham, North Carolina.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American business family
ⓘ
tobacco-manufacturing family ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Duke Homestead State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
American Tobacco Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. Duke, Sons & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustryShift | transition from chewing tobacco to cigarettes in the U.S. GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessActivity | cigarette manufacturing ⓘ |
| businessModel | mass production of cigarettes ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
aggressive advertising of cigarette brands
ⓘ
consolidation of competing tobacco firms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | symbol of the New South industrialization ⓘ |
| economicImpactOn | Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicInfluence |
job creation in Durham, North Carolina
ⓘ
urban growth in Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| economicSector |
agricultural processing
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| founderOf |
American Tobacco Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. Duke, Sons & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedTransform | Durham, North Carolina into an industrial center ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Civil War Southern economic development ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major players in U.S. tobacco trust era
ⓘ
pioneers in branded cigarette marketing ⓘ |
| industry | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the American Tobacco Company monopoly ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
James Buchanan Duke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
central to Durham’s identity as a tobacco town
ⓘ
namesake of Duke University ⓘ |
| member |
Benjamin Newton Duke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broderick Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ James Buchanan Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economic development of Durham, North Carolina
ⓘ
role in early cigarette industry ⓘ |
| philanthropicLegacy |
endowments that contributed to the creation of Duke University
ⓘ
support for education in North Carolina ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFamilyName | Duke family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfWealth | tobacco products ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | cigarette-rolling machines ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | prominent and wealthy ⓘ |
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