Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activityThe Economics of Race
A visit with Robert Weems, Professor, History Department
Published: October 05, 2006 - Topics:
history,
black_capitalism,
Nixon,
economics,
African_American,
Additional Interview Clips
Weems’ current research project
What primary research looks like for a historian
Drawing on secondary historical literature
The African-American Experience: An Historiographical and Bibliographic Guide (2001)
Why are black businesses disappearing from America’s landscape? The economic dimension of desegregation
Practical applications for understanding history: Weems’ recent work
The need for further national discussion about stimulating black economic development today
The personal motivation for Weems’ research
Weems’ personal background and advice to graduate students
Desegregating the Dollar: How white corporate America profited from desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement
Topics:
civil_rights_movement,
Civil_Rights_Bill,
By examining the economic results of desegregation in the insurance industry, Weems began to notice how corporate America profited as well from the Civil Rights Movement. The result was his second book, Desegregating the Dollar: African American Consumerism in the Twentieth Century (1998)—a comprehensive look at the African-American community as a consumer base in the U.S.