Abstract

George Baker, better known as Father Divine, was an evangelic preacher and a pioneer in the U. S. civil rights movement. However, this paper provides some insights into Divine's efforts and contributions in the area of small business. Divine is interpreted within the context of the evolving African American economic situation as well as placing him in the spectrum of entrepreneurship.

Key words: Father Divine, George Baker, small business, entrepreneurship, minority business

Banks (1996) notes, beginning in the early 1960s, fundamental changes in the lot of African Americans in ...

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