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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
Desegregating the Dollar: How white corporate America profited from desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement
Practical applications for understanding history: Weems’ recent work
The need for further national discussion about stimulating black economic development today
Weems’ personal background and advice to graduate students
The personal motivation for Weems’ research
Topics:
economy,
economic_deprivation,
Weems’ personal motivation for working in this area is to reach out beyond the halls of the academy to have real world applications.