All Posts Tagged With: "Elijah McCoy"
Black Innovators and Entrepreneurs Under Capitalism
Andrew Bernstein teaches philosophy at Pace University and is working on a book, The Capitalist Manifesto. The historical injustices against black Americans have been numerous and prolonged. But despite slavery, racism, and Jim Crow laws, many blacks have achieved an exceptionally high level of accomplishment in the United States. It is yet another injustice that [...]
1Oct2001 | Andrew Bernstein | 3 comments | ContinuedElijah McCoy and Berry Gordy: Ingenuity Overcomes
Part of the tragedy of affirmative action is its implied premise that intended beneficiaries can’t succeed in business unless government grants them special privileges. But history shows that when people have the freedom to succeed, remarkable entrepreneurs and innovators emerge. Two examples separated by a century—Elijah McCoy and Berry Gordy—show how black innovators changed American [...]
1Jan1999 | Burton W. Folsom Jr. | 0 comments | Continued-
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