Black & Green: the untold story of the African-American entrepreneur. (part 1)(excerpted from 'The Shaping of Black America') Ebony | February 1, 1996| | COPYRIGHT 1996 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

I do not believe that the ultimate contribution of the Negro to the world will be his development of natural forces. It is to be more that that. There is in emotional, spiritual elements that presage gifts from the Negro more ennobling and enduring than factories and railroads and banks. But without these factories, railroads and banks, he cannot accomplish his highest aim.

Almost all Whites and not a few Blacks say the status of Black entrepreneurs can be explained by "the lateness of their entrance" into the commercial world.(*)

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

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