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President Grover Cleveland.
Just one story of many, Hospitality Historiography high-
lights numerous Black hoteliers virtually unknown to
mainstream America like Annie Box, the proprietress
of the Mountain View Hotel; Maggie M. Steed who
built the first hotel in Paducah, Kentucky owned and
operated by an African-American woman; Robert
Reed Church Sr., first Black millionaire hotelier of the
South; and Madame Sara Spencer Washington, one
of America's first African-American female millionaires
– just to name a few.
Hospitality Historiography was written to enlighten, to
teach and to correct what many have learned in history
books and popular culture about the African-American
experience and our impact on the hospitality industry.
African-Americans imprint on the hospitality industry
landscape is indelible. You can't tell American history
without the presence of Black history. People need to
hear the complete narrative.
For more information visit www.iconicpresenta
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tions.net.
Allow BM&T to share stories
highlighting African American
EVENTS, EXPERIENCES and/or
PERSONALITIES from YOUR destination,
venue or organization.For this extraordinary
merchandising opportunity;
Submit no more than 500 words as a WORD
doc., with a selection of 3-4 high resolution jpg.
Images and your contact info. to:
tourisman@aol.com,
Att: B/A 250 editor.
