Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurship

At a time when black-owned businesses are growing faster than ever, affirmative action programs are under attack. This book demonstrates how public and private affirmative action programs have catalyzed a new generation of black entrepreneurs, examining their growth, diversification, changing profile and employment practice. Thomas D. Boston uses Atlanta as a case study in success for the entire country. The defining study of black-owned business in the US,Affirmative Action and Black Entrepreneurshipproves conclusively that opportunity matters.

List of tables

ix

(2)

Foreword

xi

(3)

Acknowledgments

xiv

Introduction

1

(9)

1 Opportunity matters

10

(23)

2 Strict scrutiny is "strict in theory and fatal in fact"

33

(16)

3 Recent trends among black-owned businesses in Atlanta

49

(14)

4 A snapshot of the past when equal business opportunity did not exist

63

(10)

5 What causes the lag in black entrepreneurship?

73

(10)

6 A judicial commission on strict scrutiny is needed

83

(6)

7 "Twenty by Ten": a strategy for black business and employment growth in the next century

89

(12)

Appendix

101

(1)

Notes

102

(6)

Bibliography

108

(4)

Index

112

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