"Jim Crow" in the business world
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Authors
Weems, Robert E.
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Issue Date
2021-12-03
Type
Video
Keywords
Jim Crow , Racial segratation , Public accomodations , Education , Housing
Citation
Weems, Robert E. (2021, December 16). "Jim Crow" in the Business World [Video]. Perspectives: Legacies of Racism in American Culture. WSUtv. https://youtu.be/YgR5HcLfKzI
Abstract
Many people associate "Jim Crow" racial segregation with the discriminatory treatment of African Americans in the realms of public accommodations, education and housing. However, this phenomenon also manifested itself in the realm of business. This presentation will discuss how the birth, growth and disappearance of black-owned insurance companies represents a useful case study of how "separate and unequal" operated in the business world.
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Robert E. Weems, Jr. has been Wichita State's Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History since 2011. Weems has published and spoken widely in the field African American business history. His publications in African American business history include five books and numerous articles and book chapters. Weems served as a historical consultant and appeared in the documentary "Boss: The Black Experience in Business," which premiered on PBS in April 2019. In June 2021, Weems was the keynote speaker at a program sponsored by the regional banks of the Federal Reserve titled "Racism and the Economy: Focus on Entrepreneurship."
Publisher
Wichita State University
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Series
Perspectives: Legacies of Racism in American Culture
2021
2021