But what is true is that this work — actually doing alternative economics in black and other communities — was always very dangerous work, which is why I titled this book “Collective Courage.” I’ve documented how there was physical violence and many times there was economic sabotage against these businesses. I often found instances of people getting killed, co-ops being burned down, commercial banks not lending or providing financial services to these businesses.

Jessica Gordon Nembhard in Equity Blog at Policy Link. Collective Courage: Jessica Gordon Nembhard on Black Economic Solidarity

Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice

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