On this episode of Our American Stories, when Julius Caesar Newman came to America, he was a teenager trying to make a living by learning a trade that allowed him to work with his hands and support his family. When the chance came to go out on his own, he took it and built a business that would grow into a lasting enterprise.

Today, the J.C. Newman Cigar Company is still run by his family. As part of our American Dreamers series, Drew Newman shares how his family’s company managed to endure when so many others disappeared.

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