Freddye Scarborough Henderson

Freddye Scarborough Henderson (February 18, 1917– January 19, 2007) was an American business woman and travel agent known for pioneering travel agencies geared towards African-Americans.[1] Henderson was born in Franklinton, Louisiana, on February 18, 1917[2] She earned a B.S. in home economics from Southern University in 1937 and was the first African American to earn a degree in fashion merchandising from New York University in 1950.[3] She married Jacob R. Henderson in Georgia in 1941. From 1944 to 1950 Henderson owned a dress shop in Atlanta. In 1950 Henderson became a fashion editor for the Associated Negro Press, and had a fashion column which was syndicated in many black newspapers in America.

Freddye S. Henderson

In 1955, Henderson and her husband created the Henderson Travel Service located in Atlanta. It was the first African American travel agency in the Southeast.[4]

She died on January 19, 2007 after a lengthy illness and was buried at Atlanta's South-View Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. Jordan, Casper L (1996). "Freddye Scarborough Henderson (1917-)". In Smith, Jessie Carney; Phelps, Shirelle (eds.). Notable Black American Women. Detroit: Gale Research. pp. 284–287. ISBN 9780810391772. OCLC 24468213. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Gale In Context: Biography.
  2. "Henderson, Freddye Scarborough (1917–2007) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". www.blackpast.org. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  3. "Obituary for Mrs. Freddye Henderson – ATLANTA, GA". www.murraybrothersfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  4. Powell, Kay (January 22, 2007). "Freddye Henderson, 89, travel agency pioneer". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. B6. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Henderson, Freddye". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 23, 2007. p. D7. Retrieved June 20, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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