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Did you know... that George E. Johnson, Sr., who was born in a Mississippi shack and dropped out of high school, founded the first Black-owned company ever traded on the American Stock Exchange?

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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future:

"The New Black Cosmetics Magnate: A look at George E. Johnson, founder and president of Johnson Products Company". Black Enterprise. June 1973. pp. 71–73.
McCoy, Frank (May 1992). "Johnson Products Co. regroups after a family row". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011 – via Find Articles.
Michael Eury, ed. (December 19, 2018). "[Unknown]". RetroFan. No. 3. p. 29.

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