Mary Church Terrell -shoulderbag

  Yellow veg tanned leather coned shaped leather bag. With black alligator base and front pocket located under flap over. The two double straps are used to make a shoulder strap carrier. The bag has a flap over closer and is lined interior on one side. The bonus is a black  zippered wallet with matching yellow strap, that can be carried separately . Per your request this bag can be made just for you in the color of your choice. Mary "Mollie" Eliza Church was born in 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee Her parents were prominent members of the black elite of Memphis Her father  accumulated wealth by investing in real estate, and purchased his first property in Memphis in 1866. He made his fortune by buying property after the city was depopulated following the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. He is considered to be the first Black millionaire in the South. Terrell's mother, Louisa Ayres, is believed to be one of the first black women to establish and maintain a hair salon. All in all, Ayres was a succ