Entrepreneurship as a key factor in the black quest for economic parity -- The black economic journey from the 1600s to the Civil War -- The Reconstruction era: 1867-1877 -- Government-imposed segregation: Jim Crow dances with the U.S. Supreme Court -- Black economic enclaves under...

Race relations and economic progress -- The economic, racial, and political contexts of the cities -- Blacks and business sector employment -- African Americans in the municipal workforces -- Race, gender, and ethnicity : competition for employment opportunities -- Affirmative action and Black...