@rise_themovie: In this clip, Ms. Vessie talks about how in the mid 20th century, East 6th Street in Austin, Texas was home to many Black-owned businesses. From the 1890s through the mid 1900s, this corridor became the heart of Austin’s Black business community, filled with barbers, restaurants, saloons, medical offices, and more, built by Black entrepreneurs, men and women alike. At that time, because of segregation, Black residents were not allowed to shop on Congress Avenue, where many major stores were located. According to Ms. Vessie, E.M. Scarborough’s, a popular department store on Congress, later became one of the first to allow Black customers to work and shop there. Ms. Vessie is featured in our upcoming film about Austin’s Black Freedom Communities.