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banks’ advances went to pay our plum b­
ers and electricians. Everything went
well for six months until the bank sud­
denly refused to take anymore contacts;
“ Downturn in the econom y.” what can
you say? Or, as I said here earlicr,"-frus-
tration that frequently confronts the
minority-did the failure evolve from con­
ventional functions to the marketplace,
or was it the result o f racial discrim ina­
tion; How to know ?"
We got out, barely breaking even,
and financing the last two contracts by
m arketing them through an ad in the
Daily Journal o f Commerce. Later we
were to learn that the bank soon resumed
taking these kind o f contracts, based on
an idea I had p[ioneered-but they were
taken from large, well-financed contrac­
tors previously involved in the franchise,
turn-key side o f the business. ‘Coin-
cidently’ they all turned out to be cus­
tomers o f the same bank. There were
rumors that there had been strong pro­
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string “ upstarts” in competition with
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their old, established depositors. What
do you think? Kind of reminds you o f the
experience o f many of the “ Black In­
ventors” I’ve written about.
Well, there you have two personal
but quite relevant experiences which may
illuminate not only some frustrations but
some types of opportunity for the minor­
ity business person. Next week we shall
take a hard look at today’s volatile arena-
espccially here in Portland, Oregon. Surely
to be controversial will be an in-depth
examination of the governm ent role in
the promotion o f minority business as
part of the 1960s “ G reat Society’’ prom ­
ise. This role has been described in every
imaginable fashion; from a long overdue
assist to a m uch-neglected segment of
the American population-to a “ throw­
back” to the Freedm ans’ Bureau set up
immediately following the Civil War
and an alleged “ E m ancipation” , seen
by many to be a precursor institution,
carefully-contrived to head off and con­
strain the fear-provoking potential of a
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