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Business in Black and White

Lewis A. Randolph, Robert E. Weems

2009

Overview

Business in Black and White provides a panoramic discussion of various initiatives that American presidents have supported to promote black business development in the United States. Many assume that U.S. government interest in promoting black entrepreneurship began with Richard Nixon's establishment of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) in 1969. Drawn from a variety of sources, Robert E. Weems, Jr.'s comprehensive work extends the chronology back to the Coolidge Administration with a compelling discussion of the Commerce Departmen's \"Division of Negro Affairs.\"Weems deftly illustrates how every administration since Coolidge has addressed the subject of black business development, from campaign promises to initiatives to downright roadblocks. Although the governmen's influence on black business dwindled during the Eisenhower Administration, Weems points out that the subject was reinvigorated during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations and, in fact, during the early-to-mid 1960s, when \"civil rights\" included the right to own and operate commercial enterprises. After Nixon's resignation, support for black business development remained intact, though it met resistance and continues to do so even today. As a historical text with contemporary significance, Business in Black and White is an original contribution to the realms of African American history, the American presidency, and American business history.

• Publisher: NYU Press,New York University Press,New York Univ. Press
• Subject: 1919-1933 / 1933-1945 / 1945-1989 / 20th Century / African American businesspeople / African American businesspeople -- United States -- History -- 20th century / African Americans / African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century / Blacks / Capitalism / Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century / Department of Commerce / Economic conditions / Entrepreneurs / Entrepreneurship / Entrepreneurship -- United States -- History -- 20th century / Ethnische Diskriminierung / Heads of state / HISTORY / Political aspects / Politics and government / Presidents / Presidents -- United States -- Racial attitudes -- History -- 20th century / Race relations / Racial attitudes / Schwarze Menschen / Social stratification / U.S.A / United States / United States -- Politics and government -- 1919-1933 / United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 / United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 / United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century / United States Dept. of Commerce / United States. Dept. of Commerce -- History -- 20th century / USA / Wirtschaftspolitik
• ISBN: 0814775179, 9780814775172, 9780814795408, 0814795404