African-Americans in Business
Selected Titles
Compiled by Angela Wilson and Joseph Sams
Business Reference Services. Science, Technology, and Business Division
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
February 2000
This guide was compiled to accompany a small exhibit mounted in the
Business Reading Room of the Science Technology & Business Division
of the Library of Congress in February and March 2000 in honor of Black
History Month 2000 and focuses on selected print resources in the Library
of Congress illustrating the development of black business in the United
States. The guide is arranged alphabetically by author or other main
entry.
Author/Title Listing | LC Subject
Headings
- African Americans in business : the path towards empowerment :
essays on black entrepreneurship from the African background to the
present : 73rd national celebration of Afro-American history / Larry
L. Martin, editor-in-chief ... [et al.]. Washington, D.C. : Association
for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Inc., c1998. 2 v.
: ill. ; 28 cm.
LC Call Number: HD2344.5.U6A37 1998
LC Control Number: 99209689
This two-volume set contains essays and a learning resource package
on Black entrepreneurship from slavery to present day. Volume one contains
essays that highlight topics such as Black business activities, leadership,
women, corporate America, and future prospects. Access is by table of contents
and chapter headings. Volume two is a learning resource package designed
to supplement volume one. Part one of volume two contains suggested learning
activities and classroom activities accessible by subject sections. Part
two of volume two contains teaching strategies and lessons for elementary
through secondary levels.
Table of Contents | Catalog
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- Black worker.
Black workers : a documentary history from colonial times
to the present / edited by Philip S. Foner and Ronald
L. Lewis. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1989. xv, 733 p.
; 24 cm.
LC Call Number: HD8081.A65B55 1989
LC Control Number: 88029591
This volume is a comprehensive publication on the history of
black workers from the colonial era to the present. Detailed information
is provided on Black workers in history, categorized by sequential eras.
A selected bibliography is provided. Access is by table of contents and
index.
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- Bocage, Aaron.
Making money the old-fashioned way : a story of Black
entrepreneurship / by Aaron Bocage and George Waters.
Camden, NJ (313 Market St., Camden 08102) : EDTEC, Inc., c1997. 110
p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm.
LC Call Number: HD2344.5.U6B63 1997
LC Control Number: 98136278
This volume offers a historical overview of Black entrepreneurs
in the United States. It relates the influence of slavery upon the history
of Black entrepreneurship, lists important dates in Black business history,
and provides information on contemporary Black entrepreneurs and top business
firms. Access is by subject. Separate indexes are provided for information
on Black youth entrepreneurship and national Black business related organizations
in support of entrepreneurship.
Table of Contents | Catalog
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- Cross, Theodore L., 1924-
Black capitalism; strategy for business in the ghetto [by]
Theodore L. Cross. New York, Atheneum, 1969. xii, 274 p. 25 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.8.C9
LC Control Number: 72080268
Discusses the philosophical basis behind Black capitalism.
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- Dingle, Derek T.
Black enterprise titans of the B.E. 100s : black CEOs
who redefined and conquered American business / Derek
T. Dingle. New York : J. Wiley, c1999. xvi, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
LC Call Number: HD38.25.U6D56 1999
LC Control Number: 98051031
This book was prepared under the auspices of Black Enterprise,
a premier African American business magazine designed to provide information
and resources to help African Americans achieve their business goals. The
volume details the success stories and ideas of eleven African American
business leaders who have led some of the top 100 Black Enterprise ranked
companies, both past and present. Access is by personal name, corporate
business title, and index.
Table of Contents | Publisher's Description | Author biographical data (publisher-supplied) | Catalog
record
- Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, ed.
The Negro in business; report of a social
study made under the direction of Atlanta University, together with
the proceedings of the fourth Conference for the Study of the Negro
Problems, held at Atlanta University, May 30-31, 1899. New York,
AMS Press [1971] 77 p. 23 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.8.D83 1971
LC Control Number: 70153098
First organized effort to observe and analyze the development
of Black Americans in business.
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Economic census : characteristics of business owners.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics
Administration, Bureau of the Census : For Sale by Supt. of Docs.,
U.S. G.P.O.,
Online edition: 1992
Online edition: 2002
LC Call Number (1992 edition): HC106.8.A148 1997
LC Control Number (1992 edition): 98128230
Provides basic economic, demographic, and sociological data
on the characteristics of minority, women, and non-minority business owners.
Catalog
record (1992 edition)
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Economic census. Survey of minority-owned business
enterprises. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census : For sale by Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
Online edition: 1997
See also: The State of Minority Business (1997 SMOBE) : An Initial Analysis...
LC Call Number (1992 edition) : HD2346.U5E269 1996
LC Call Number: (1997 edition) : HD2346.U5 E269 2001
LC Control Number (1992 edition): 96141790
LC Control Number (1997 edition) : 2001330031
Comprehensive survey data on minority businesses. First introduced
as special project in 1969 and incorporated into the 1972 Economic Census.
Prior to this time, such data on Black business owners was basically nonexistent.
Catalog
record (1992 edition)
Catalog Record (1997 edition)
- Frazier, Edward Franklin, 1894-1962.
The Negro in the United States. New York,
Macmillan Co., 1949. xxxiii, 767 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.F833
LC Control Number: 49002984
Looks at institutional development within the Black American
community.
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- Gravely, Melvin J.
The black entrepreneur's guide to success /
Melvin J. Gravely, II ; [edited by Apryl Motley]. Edgewood, Md. :
Duncan & Duncan, c1995. v, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
LC Call Number: HD62.7.G717 1995
LC Control Number: 95067017
Outlines steps to business empowerment from self-preparation
to structuring a business.
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- Harmon, John Henry.
The Negro as a business man, by J. H. Harmon,
Jr., Arnett G. Lindsay, and Carter G. Woodson. College Park, Md.,
McGrath Pub. Co. [1969, c1929] v, 111 p. 24 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.8.H25 1969
LC Control Number: 69017086
Initial treatise by the Association for the Study of Negro Life
and History on the assessment of the prevalent situation regarding Negro
businessmen.
Table of Contents | Catalog
record
- Ingham, John N.
African-American business leaders : a biographical dictionary /
John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood
Press, c1994. xiv, 806 p. ; 25 cm.
LC Call Number: HC102.5.A2I52 1994
LC Control Number: 93020430
This collection contains the comprehensive biographies of 123
African American business leaders in seventy-seven separate biographical
entries. Focus is placed on the most historically significant Black business
leaders from America's early period to present day. Each biography highlights
the relevant cultural, economic, and social issues faced by each leader.
Access is by alphabetical order and index. Also provided are appendixes
listing place of birth, principle place of business, type of business,
and women business leaders. A bibliographic essay is also provided.
TAble of Contents | Catalog
record
- Joyce, Donald F.
Gatekeepers of black culture : black-owned book publishing
in the United States, 1817-1981 / Donald Franklin Joyce.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1983. xiv, 249 p. ; 22 cm.
LC Call Number: Z471.J69 1983
LC Control Number: 82009227
This is a publication on Black book publishers during the period
of 1817-1981. This study focuses on the pioneer Black book publishers,
the growth of Black book publishing from 1900 through 1959, developments
between 1960 and 1974, and provides executive comments on the state of
Black book publishing in 1981. Access is by table of contents, author index,
and name and subject index. Also provided are graphs, tables, profiles
of publishers and printers, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Table
of Contents | Index | Catalog
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- Myrdal, Gunnar, 1898-
An American dilemma : the Negro problem and modern democracy /
Gunnar Myrdal ; with a new introduction by Sissela Bok. New Brunswick,
NJ : Transaction Publishers, c1996. 2 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.6.M95 1996
LC Control Number: 95031355
Nobel prize winning work on the problems facing Black businessmen.
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- Schweninger, Loren.
Black property owners in the South, 1790-1915 /
Loren Schweninger. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1997. xvii,
426 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.8.S39 1997
LC Control Number: 97158808
Traces beginnings of Black land ownership among Africans, free
Negro business owners, affluent free Persons of Color, and Southern Blacks.
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- Statistical record of Black America. Detroit
: Gale Research, c1990-c1997. 4 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
LC Call Number: E185.5.S83
LC Control Number: 91640012
Tables covering various subjects including business and economics
to include Black-owned business characteristics.
Table of Contents | Catalog
record
- Swinton, David H.
The determinants of the growth of black owned businesses
: a preliminary analysis / David H. Swinton, John Handy.
Atlanta, Ga. : Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark
College, 1984. xxiii, 129 p. ; 28 cm.
LC Call Number: HD2346.U5S98 1984
LC Control Number: 84603120
A study on the impact of physical segregation on Black business
growth.
Table of Contents | Catalog
record
- Try us. [Minneapolis, National Minority
Business Campaign] v. ill. 28 cm.
LC Call Number: HD2346.U5N34
LC Control Number: 79642814
A national minority business directory.
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record
- Walker, Juliet E. K., 1940-
Free Frank : a Black pioneer on the antebellum frontier /
Juliet E.K. Walker. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c1983. xii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
LC Call Number: F460.N4F728 1983
LC Control Number: 82040181
Discusses one of the earliest pioneers of Black entrepreneurship.
Table
of Contents | Index | Catalog
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- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
The Negro in business. New York, AMS Press
[1971] 379 p. illus., ports. 18 cm.
LC Call Number: HD8081.A65W37 1971
LC Control Number: 71144699
Focuses on business as a way of life for young Black males. Contrast
to DuBois' scientific analysis in his work by the same title.
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- William Monroe Trotter Institute.
Overview of Black-owned businesses in the United States
in the 1990s : a report of the William Monroe Trotter
Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston Massachusetts.
Boston : The Institute, [1996] 14 leaves ; 29 cm.
LC Call Number: HD2346.U5W549 1996
LC Control Number: 97118177
Through tables, summarizes major characteristics of Black-owned
businesses in the U.S.
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