@article{winch_person_2001, title = {“{A} {Person} of {Good} {Character} and {Considerable} {Property}”: {James} {Forten} and the {Issue} of {Race} in {Philadelphia}'s {Antebellum} {Business} {Community}}, volume = {75}, issn = {2044-768X, 0007-6805}, shorttitle = {“{A} {Person} of {Good} {Character} and {Considerable} {Property}”}, url = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-history-review/article/person-of-good-character-and-considerable-property-james-forten-and-the-issue-of-race-in-philadelphias-antebellum-business-community/3FEE74C1EAA82E59D91B97A2C210F859}, doi = {10.2307/3116646}, abstract = {James Forten (1766–1842) was in business in Philadelphia for almost half a century. A sailmaker by trade, he invested the profits from his sail-loft in real estate, bank stock, and shares in various ventures, including railroads. He was also a money-lender. Throughout his long career in business, Forten struggled to be accepted as an astute and successful member of the business community who happened to be a man of color. As this essay demonstrates, that was how some of his white peers saw him. To others, however, he was a man of color first and a man of business second.}, language = {en}, number = {2}, urldate = {2020-07-19}, journal = {Business History Review}, author = {Winch, Julie}, year = {2001}, keywords = {Business History and race}, pages = {261--296}, }