“We are not making a Black Beer, but a Peoples Beer”: “Black Capitalism” and the Struggles of Black Entrepreneurship
Date
2018-12-19Author
Dombrowski, Brian H
Advisor(s)
Oberly, James Warren, 1954-
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During Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign, he included a plank in his platform with the “Black Capitalism” Initiative. It was meant to promote black entrepreneurship and give the black community an opportunity for financial freedom. This paper will explore this initiative and why it failed, as well as a black-owned brewery and the adversity it had to face for its struggle to survive.
Subject
Brewing industry--United States
Brewery workers--United States
African Americans--Employment--History
United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History--20th century
Entrepreneurship--United States--History--20th century
African American businesspeople--United States--History--20th century
Entrepreneurship--United States--History--20th century
Capitalism--United States--History--20th century
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