Sidney Barthwell was once the owner of the largest black-owned drugstore chain, Barthwell Drugs, in the United States. He opened a new store every two years until he had a total of 13 stores around Detroit. Barthwell was born in Cordele, Georgia on February 17, 1906. As a young child, he attended Lucius H. Holsey […]

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