Standard Oil of Ohio hires its first Black employee
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
It is interesting to note in this context that Standard Oil of Ohio did not hire its first permanent black employee until 1906. At the beginning, the well-heeled GEB grafted its work onto that of the Southern Education Board, the shoestring operation started by Robert Ogden.
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