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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 ri
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- Author
- Robert E. Weems Jr.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780252051920
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Business, Science, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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