The merchant prince of Black Chicago :: Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire /
"Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, despite success and acclaim as the first busin...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, despite success and acclaim as the first business figure to win the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, Overton remains an enigma. Robert E. Weems Jr. restores Overton to his rightful place in American business history. Dispelling stubborn myths, he traces Overton's rise from mentorship by Booker T. Washington, through early failures, to a fateful move to Chicago in 1911. There, Overton started a popular magazine aimed at African American women that helped him dramatically grow his cosmetics firm. Overton went on to become the first African American to head a major business conglomerate, only to lose significant parts of his businesses-and his public persona as "the merchant prince of his race"-in the Depression, before rebounding once again in the early 1940s. Revealing and panoramic, The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago weaves the fascinating life story of an African American trailblazer through the eventful history of his times"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) |
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| spelling | Weems, Robert E., 1951- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95057797 The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / Robert E. Weems Jr. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020] 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, despite success and acclaim as the first business figure to win the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, Overton remains an enigma. Robert E. Weems Jr. restores Overton to his rightful place in American business history. Dispelling stubborn myths, he traces Overton's rise from mentorship by Booker T. Washington, through early failures, to a fateful move to Chicago in 1911. There, Overton started a popular magazine aimed at African American women that helped him dramatically grow his cosmetics firm. Overton went on to become the first African American to head a major business conglomerate, only to lose significant parts of his businesses-and his public persona as "the merchant prince of his race"-in the Depression, before rebounding once again in the early 1940s. Revealing and panoramic, The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago weaves the fascinating life story of an African American trailblazer through the eventful history of his times"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 12, 2020). Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Anthony Overton's Early Life: Myth versus Reality -- 2. A Star Is Born: Initial Years in Chicago -- 3. The Half-Century Magazine: 1916-1925 -- 4. Business Titan: The Douglass National Bank and the Victory Life Insurance Company -- 5. What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Impact of the Great Depression -- Epilogue: Final Years and Legacy -- Appendix A: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Appendix B: Atlanta Life Insurance Company -- Appendix C: Liberty Life Insurance Company Appendix D: Victory Life Insurance Company -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover Overton, Anthony, -1946. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019061908 African American businesspeople Illinois Chicago Biography. African American capitalists and financiers Illinois Chicago Biography. African American business enterprises History 20th century. Gens d'affaires noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Entreprises noires américaines Histoire 20e siècle. HISTORY / General bisacsh African American business enterprises fast African American businesspeople fast African American capitalists and financiers fast Illinois Chicago fast 1900-1999 fast Electronic books. Biographies fast History fast has work: The merchant prince of Black Chicago (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFtMpBfB4FKcyp9MXVxJWC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Weems, Robert E., 1951- The merchant prince of Black Chicago Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020] 9780252043062 (DLC) 2019032957 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2331092 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Weems, Robert E., 1951- The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Anthony Overton's Early Life: Myth versus Reality -- 2. A Star Is Born: Initial Years in Chicago -- 3. The Half-Century Magazine: 1916-1925 -- 4. Business Titan: The Douglass National Bank and the Victory Life Insurance Company -- 5. What Goes Up Must Come Down: The Impact of the Great Depression -- Epilogue: Final Years and Legacy -- Appendix A: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Appendix B: Atlanta Life Insurance Company -- Appendix C: Liberty Life Insurance Company Appendix D: Victory Life Insurance Company -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover Overton, Anthony, -1946. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019061908 African American businesspeople Illinois Chicago Biography. African American capitalists and financiers Illinois Chicago Biography. African American business enterprises History 20th century. Gens d'affaires noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Entreprises noires américaines Histoire 20e siècle. HISTORY / General bisacsh African American business enterprises fast African American businesspeople fast African American capitalists and financiers fast |
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| title | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / |
| title_auth | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / |
| title_exact_search | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / |
| title_full | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / Robert E. Weems Jr. |
| title_fullStr | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / Robert E. Weems Jr. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / Robert E. Weems Jr. |
| title_short | The merchant prince of Black Chicago : |
| title_sort | merchant prince of black chicago anthony overton and the building of a financial empire |
| title_sub | Anthony Overton and the building of a financial empire / |
| topic | Overton, Anthony, -1946. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019061908 African American businesspeople Illinois Chicago Biography. African American capitalists and financiers Illinois Chicago Biography. African American business enterprises History 20th century. Gens d'affaires noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Entreprises noires américaines Histoire 20e siècle. HISTORY / General bisacsh African American business enterprises fast African American businesspeople fast African American capitalists and financiers fast |
| topic_facet | Overton, Anthony, -1946. African American businesspeople Illinois Chicago Biography. African American capitalists and financiers Illinois Chicago Biography. African American business enterprises History 20th century. Gens d'affaires noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Capitalistes et financiers noirs américains Illinois Chicago Biographies. Entreprises noires américaines Histoire 20e siècle. HISTORY / General African American business enterprises African American businesspeople African American capitalists and financiers Illinois Chicago Electronic books. Biographies History |
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