"The Right Man": James A. Jackson and the Origins of U.S. Government Interest in Black Business |
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Authors: | Weems, Robert E., Jr. Randolph, Lewis A. |
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Affiliation: | Robert E. Weems, Jr., is professor of history at the University of MissouriColumbia. |
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Abstract: | Despite the widely held notion that U.S. government assistanceto African American entrepreneurs commenced in the late 1960s,the evidence indicates that government interest in promotingblack business actually began in the 1920s. Beginning with theappointment of James A. Jackson in November 1927, the U.S. CommerceDepartments agenda, until the mid-1950s, included "NegroAffairs." Jacksons actions did not generate the directfinancial assistance to black entrepreneurs associated withsuch later government initiatives as Richard Nixons "BlackCapitalism." Nevertheless, Jacksons pioneering efforts,to provide black businesspeople with useful information, helpedto positively reshape contemporary African American entrepreneursbeliefs about the role of government in their lives. |
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