[1] During the late 18th-century in the United States, it was not uncommon for businesses to offer multiple services, and undertaking was done by many different types of tradesmen.
[1] Many African Americans did not have personal transportation during this time, and Price's livery service was able to fulfill that need with horse carriages.
According to Richmond Planet, the group of African American funeral directors in the city owned more carriages than the white undertakers combined.
[1] By the early 1900s, Price was also holding funerals for prominent white people, which enhanced his societal power.
[1] The A.D. Price Funeral Home was located in Jackson Ward at 208 East Leigh Street in Richmond.
[3] Price served as a mentor for the younger Robert Crafton Scott, Sr. (1888–1957), another prominent African American businessperson in Richmond.
[12] The Kline Kar is now on display in the center of the VMHC’s new Commonwealth Hall, and was also featured on the official Virginia History Christmas ornament for 2022.