About this episode

The episode discusses how John Merrick, a barber, navigated the financial system in 1898 to create opportunities for Black people.

In 1898, the American financial system had a specific label for Black people: "Uninsurable." They said we died too young. They said we were too poor. They wrote us out of the equation.But John Merrick, a barber in Durham, NC, had a different plan. While shaving the throats of the South's most powerful white titans, he wasn't just making small talk. He was stealing their blueprint.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Motley jr

Topics covered

• Black history
• financial system
• entrepreneurship
• barbering
• wealth building

Keywords

• John Merrick
• barber
• financial system
• Black wealth
• 1898
• Durham NC
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Durham, NC

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