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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Język: | angielski |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press
[2020]
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| Dostęp online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctvxkn5wn |
Spis treści:
- 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