The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire /

"Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, despite success and acclaim as the first busin...

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Hlavní autor: Weems, Robert E., 1951- (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Urbana : University of Illinois Press [2020]
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctvxkn5wn
Obsah:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Anthony Overton's Early Life: Myth versus Reality
  • 2. A Star Is Born: Initial Years in Chicago
  • 3. The Half-Century Magazine: 1916-1925
  • 4. Business Titan: The Douglass National Bank and the Victory Life Insurance Company
  • 5. What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Impact of the Great Depression
  • Epilogue: Final Years and Legacy
  • Appendix A: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Appendix B: Atlanta Life Insurance Company
  • Appendix C: Liberty Life Insurance Company
  • Appendix D: Victory Life Insurance Company
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back Cover