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Black business in the new south : a social history of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company /
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 id...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
1993.
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| Colección: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 perso |
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| Notas: | Originally published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1973. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822381785 0822381788 |