Despite almost four centuries of black independent self-help
enterprises, the agency of African Americans in attempting to forge
their own economic liberation through business activities and
entrepreneurship has remained noticeably absent from the historical
record. Juliet Walker's award-winning "History of Black Business in
America" is the only source that provides a detailed study of the
continuity, diversity, and multiplicity of independent self-help
economic activities among African Americans.
This new, updated edition divides the original work into two
volumes. The first volume covers African American business history
through the end of the Civil War and features a new introduction,
as well as the first comprehensive account of black business during
the Civil War. By emphasizing the African origins of black business
practices and highlighting the contributions of black women,
enslaved and free, Walker casts aside the long-held assumption that
a "lack of a business tradition" is responsible for the failure of
African Americans to establish successful, large-scale
enterprises.
The second volume, spanning from the end of the Civil War to the
twenty-first century, will be published in Spring 2009.
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