Michael Lomax 'Black Baseball Entrepreneurs'

Chapter 5 of Black Baseball Entrepreneurs by Michael Lomax, showcases the numerous obstacles black entrepreneurs had to overcome in order to achieve any form of success. Despite the exclusion from capital flowing from investment banks and government subsidies, black entrepreneurs continued to strive for success and eventually began to find their niche within society. Although many African American owned shops were opened, most did not survive the Great Depression. Black Entrepreneurs were interested in joining the baseball business but did not have the financial means or societal position to acquire everything necessary to be a club owner, resulting in African Americans turning towards partnerships with white businessmen in order to gain access