The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Earl G. Graves, Sr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Earl G. Graves, Sr.

12/18/2000

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2000.023

Magazine publishing chief executive Earl G. Graves, Sr. (1935 - ) is the founder of Black Enterprise Magazine and author of New York Times bestseller, How to Succeed in Business Without Being White. Graves was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/18/2000, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 50m 39s

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Graves, Earl G., 1935-

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Earl G. Graves was raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of New York, where he learned hard work and perseverance from his parents, Earl Godwin and Winifred Sealy Graves. After receiving a B.A. in economics from Morgan State University he served two years in the Army, followed by a three year stint as Senator Robert F. Kennedy's administrative assistant. After Kennedy's assassination Graves entered the business arena, where he was to realize unprecedented success.Since founding Black Enterpri...