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Henry G. Parks Jr.

1916–1989

United States

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Henry G. Parks Jr. (September 29, 1916 – April 24, 1989) was an American businessman and politician based in Baltimore. He was the founder of Parks Sausages Company, one of the first publicly traded Black-owned businesses and the first ever to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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