Still Standing: These Are The Oldest Black-Owned Businesses In The U.S. - Page 2

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W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home

Vicksburg, MS

Founded in 1894

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Shop selling coffins and funeral wreaths

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W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home is one of the oldest Black-owned funeral homes in the country and was the first Black-owned funeral home to have two burial insurance companies. It was started by William H. and Lucy C. Jefferson, and has been called a pillar of the Black community in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It’s a family-run business and known for treating its customers with care and integrity.

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