When Sears Used the Market to Combat Jim Crow – Foundation for Economic Education

As we bid adieu to Sears, let us not forget the role the company played in combating Jim Crow laws during such a tumultuous time in our country’s history. By offering dignity and a certain degree of normalcy to black Southerners, the company helped rebuild the South into a more tolerant and accepting society.

Source: When Sears Used the Market to Combat Jim Crow – Foundation for Economic Education