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The Association of Trade and Commerce, co-founded by William Roach in 1921; the building was, from 1923 to 1956 at 2370 7th Avenue

1925: John Edward Nail (1883–1947), President

1926: Pope Barrow Billups (1889–1956), President

1930: Junius M. Green (1876–1934), President^[1]

1939: George W. Harris, President

1941: George W. Harris,^[2] President (ex Alderman)

1953: William R. Hudgins (1907–1972), President; Hudgins became President of Freedom National Bank around 1965

1953: Benjamin E. Thomas, President Emeritus

The organization served as a clearinghouse for a number of civic and benevolent organizations in Harlem. The organization became dormant in 1959. In 1959, the National Business League moved in to the building at 2370 7th Avenue

Other commerce organizations founded in Harlem in the 1920s:^[3]

Colored Liquor Dealer's Association, founded 1912
New York Colored Business Men's Association, founded July 26, 1915; publisher of The Commercial Outlook;^[4] Richard E. Nicholas was the founding President

1915: Lived at 44 W 135th (or business)

A. T. Anderson
Furniture dealer, 28 West 135th Street
J. Anderson
Arkonia Drug Store, 563 Lenox Avenue
A. O. Brambill
Tailor, 67 West 135th Street
C. Bush
Tailor, 103 West 138th Street
Richard E. Nicholas
Haberdasher, 72 West 135th Street
C. A. Sims
Laundry, 131 West 136th Street
R. J. Carr
Grocer, 29 West 135th Street
I. A. Weaver
Butcher, 517 Lenox Avenue
L. P. Bailey
Royal Chemical Co., Station J, Box 36
R. S. Morgan
Real estate, 423 Lenox Avenue
Isaac Irvis
Tea & coffee, 36 West 133rd Street
C. W. Anderson
Butcher, 517 Lenox Avenue
E. Theodore Ashley
Tailor, 46 West 135th Street
W. H. Holly
Pharmacist, 2129 Madison Avenue
Lucius Jones
Tailor, 429 Lenox Avenue
Charles Kirnon
Grocer, 247 West 134th Street
Harold Kirnon
Grocer, 247 West 134th Street
Edward Manning
Sign painting, 34 West 185th Street
H. J. Thompson
Painter, 104 West 138th Street
Arthur Reid
West Indian Produce Co., 47 West 135th Street
T. C. Tabb
Lunch room saloon, 566 Lenox Avenue
C. L. Thorpe
Saloon, 66 West 135th Street
B. D. Wilkins
Saloon, 2275 Seventh avenue

Selected members[edit]

W. E. B. Du Bois

References[edit]

^ "Junius M. Green Elected Head of Association of Trade and Commerce," New York Age, February 1, 1930, p. 2 (accessible via Newspapers.com at www.newspapers.com/image/40796814, subscription required)
^ Black New Yorkers, "Biographical Sketch of George W. Harris" (alternative digital view), interview notes by Beanne, May 24, 1939
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, NYPL Image ID: 5387329
^ Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?: Community Politics and Grassroots Activism During the New Negro Era, by Shannon King, New York University Press (2017), p. 84; OCLC 961205903
^ "Organization For Race Good – New York Colored Business Men's Association Doing Important Work," New York Age, October 5, 1916, p. 1

[NYAge_1930_Feb_1-1] "Junius M. Green Elected Head of Association of Trade and Commerce," New York Age, February 1, 1930, p. 2 (accessible via Newspapers.com at www.newspapers.com/image/40796814, subscription required)

[GeorgeWHarris-2] Black New Yorkers, "Biographical Sketch of George W. Harris" (alternative digital view), interview notes by Beanne, May 24, 1939
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, NYPL Image ID: 5387329

[Shannon-King_2017-3] Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?: Community Politics and Grassroots Activism During the New Negro Era, by Shannon King, New York University Press (2017), p. 84; OCLC 961205903

[NYAge_1916_Oct_5-4] "Organization For Race Good – New York Colored Business Men's Association Doing Important Work," New York Age, October 5, 1916, p. 1

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