Junius Groves' Business Success in Kansas Breeds Resentment

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Junius Groves' Business Success in Kansas Breeds Resentment

Junius Groves had built a potato empire by 1907, when educator Booker T. Washington showcased his success in his book, “The Negro in Business.” Groves then was shipping potatoes across North America while also importing what Washington called “fancy seed potatoes” from distant states. “He would get seed potatoes from Idaho and other places, and he would experiment by cross-breeding those seed potatoes with other potatoes,” said David Meditz, cha…