Freeway Golf Course
1967-2015 · Contribution: 1967
One of the first African American-owned 18-hole golf courses in the United States, purchased in 1967 by four Black businessmen
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Impact on the world
Freeway gave Black golfers a place to play and compete with dignity while the wider sport remained segregated, nurturing talent that would go on to break barriers on the professional tours.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer
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