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Scott Bond

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: January 25, 2024 Written by: ersummers

Scott Bond During the late 19th century, former slave Scott Bond became a successful black farmer and businessman in Madison, Arkansas.

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Scott Bond gin, with cotton ready, black and white

Successful Black Businessman (Bond-4)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Bond was a shrewd businessman and branched out from farming to retail. Bond initially bought a store with his stepfather and another man, but the store closed after several months. He eventually purchased the Madison Mercantile Company on his own…

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Dr. Booker T. Washington with Scott Bond and his family at Bond's family home, black and white photo.

Bond Impresses Booker T. Washington (Bond-3)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Scott Bond was urged by Dr. Booker T. Washington, founder of the National Negro Business League (NNBL), to attend the Farmer’s Conference in Tuskegee, Alabama. Bond declined, until a letter urging Bond to attend arrived. One of Bond’s sons said…

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Scott Bond Plowing a Row, Black and White Photo

Well-Respected Amongst All (Bond-2)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: February 6, 2018 Written by: cxgarrett

Scott Bond was a well-respected member of the community, among blacks and whites, at a time when many blacks were struggling to free themselves of the ghostly shackles left by the Civil War. Scott Bond continued expanding his acreage until…

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Scott Bond, Black and White Studio Portrait

Scott Bond: Former Slave, Shrewd Businessman(Bond-1)

Posted on: February 26, 2018 Last updated on: April 23, 2019 Written by: cxgarrett

At a time in Arkansas history when blacks were regularly lynched and openly oppressed under the racist tenant farming system former slave Scott Bond became a successful black farmer and businessman in Madison, Arkansas.

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