Author: ABRAM L. HARRIS
Title: The Negro As Capitalist
Description: Philadelphia, The American Acadamy of Political and Social Science. 1936, 1st Edition. Hardcover. Book, 1936. 1st Edition. -- THE NEGRO as CAPITALIST-- Economic analysis of banking & business practices among American Negroes by ABRAM LINCOLN HARRIS, PhD, a grandson of slaves, the first nationally recognized black economist and a Marxist scholar. W.E.B. DuBois described Harris as one of the "Young Turks" who challenged the then existing historical theories about blacks in a capitalist society while insisting upon using modern social scientific methods to further his analyses of African American life. Inscribed on the front pastedown "To Dear old Adelaide, Abe - August 1936". Front hinge repaired, spine worn, overall good condition. Good. Inscribed by Author(s).

Keywords: economics, Howard Univ., HBCU