Edward W. Anderson establishes IXL Laundry.
Edward W. Anderson arrived in San Diego in the mid-1890s from Kentucky before beginning his successful laundry business in 1897 at age 25. As owner of IXL Laundry, he managed the largest steam laundry in the region with 35 employees. The original location was at 546 Seventh Ave.nue, but later the business moved to 10th Avenue and Island Avenue.
Anderson v Fisher is the first racial discrimination case of its kind in Southern California.
Edward W. Anderson, a prominent entrepreneur and political organizer, and his wife, Mary, were refused seats for a performance at the Fisher Opera House. When they were denied their chosen seats near the orchestra, theater manager John C. Fisher explained, “I do not allow colored people on that floor.”
Anderson filed a lawsuit for $299 in damages, and was awarded $150. A higher court reversed the judgment on Fisher’s appeal, and Anderson was ordered to pay Fisher $9.25 in damages. Although Anderson’s legal action was ultimately unsuccessful, his challenge set a legal precedent.
In honor of Black History Month, the Union-Tribune has partnered with the San Diego History Center to present items each day in February on local Black history.
On Feb. 13, nationally
1923 - The first Black professional basketball team, The Renaissance, was organized.
1957 - Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized at New Orleans, meeting with Martin Luther King Jr. as president.
1970 - The New York Stock Exchange admits its first Black member, Joseph Searles.
Source: Alice Tyler Milton, Lawson State Community College; for more information: blackhistorysalute.com
February 13, 2021 at 09:00PM
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/black-history-heritage/story/2021-02-13/1897-a-laundry-and-litigation
1897: A laundry and litigation - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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