Weems, Robert E., 1951-

Business in black and white : American presidents & Black entrepreneurs in the twentieth century / Robert E. Weems Jr. ; with Lewis A. Randolph. - 1 online resource (324 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins of the Commerce Department's Division of Negro Affairs, 1925-1940 -- Emmer Lancaster and the ascendancy and fall of the Commerce Department's Division of Negro Affairs, 1940-1960 -- More than civil rights : the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and African American enterprise -- The Democratic Party and Black capitalism during the presidential election of 1968 -- Nixon and the "militants" : the GOP and Black capitalism during the presidential election of 1968 -- The national response to Richard M. Nixon's Black capitalism initiative -- The Ford administration and Black capitalism -- The Carter administration and African American enterprise -- Epilogue: Whatever happened to Black capitalism?

9780814789063 (e-book)


United States. Department of Commerce --History--20th century.


African American businesspeople--History--20th century.
Entrepreneurship--History--United States--20th century.
Capitalism--History--United States--20th century.
African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.
Presidents--Racial attitudes--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.
United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.


Electronic books.

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