DOCUMERICA Project for the Environmental Protection Agency - (1971 - 1977): John H. White

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THE REV. JESSE JACKSON SPEAKS ON A RADIO BROADCAST FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF OPERATION PUSH, AT ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION. ONE OF THE AIMS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO OPEN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS TO SMALL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES. REV. JACKSON IS CREDITED FOR HELPING TO MAKE CHICAGO THE BLACK BANKING CAPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. HE HELPED PERSUADE WHITE COMPANIES TO STOP TAKING PROFITS THEY EARNED FROM BLACK CONSUMERS TO THE WHITE SUBURBS, 07/1973