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- Title
Go to Durham, You Need the Inspiration: How Black Wall Street Flourished in a Piedmont Railroad and Tobacco Town.
- Authors
Morris, Gregory D. L.
- Abstract
The article looks at how the city of Durham, North Carolina nurtured a thriving and enduring African American business community after the American Civil War. Topics covered include the success of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and the company's important contribution to the growth and development of African American institutions. Information is also presented on Mechanics and Farmers Bank.
- Subjects
AFRICAN American business enterprises; AFRICAN American businesspeople; SECURITIES industry; NORTH Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.; MECHANICS &; Farmers Bank (Company)
- Publication
Financial History, 2019, Issue 128, p24
- ISSN
1520-4723
- Publication type
Article