Black Business in the New South: A Social History of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
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- Synopsis
- At the turn of the century, the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company became the "world's largest Negro business. " Located in Durham, North Carolina, which was known as the "Black Wall Street of America," this business came to symbolize the ideas of racial progress, self-help, and solidarity in America. Walter B. Weare's social and intellectual history, originally published in 1973 (University of Illinois Press) and updated here to include a new introduction, still stands as the definitive history of black business in the New South. Drawing on a wide range of sources--including personal papers of the company's leaders and oral history interviews--Weare traces the company's story from its ideological roots in the eighteenth century to its economic success in the twentieth century.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780822381785
- Publisher:
- Duke University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/31/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Duke University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.