LinkLinksOpinion Courtland Milloy in The Post: A Commerce nominee’s formerly enslaved ancestors ran a taxi service where the department is now headquartered By Editor On Feb 23, 2021 Last updated Feb 23, 2021 28 Share In 1821, Lynch and Polly Wormley started a horse-and-buggy taxi service in the District. They’d come from Albemarle, Va., after being freed from enslavement by their plantation owners. Their business included a stable, with living quarters attached, located on muddy flatlands now occupied by the Commerce Department. 28 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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