High schoolers research using the Internet, study books, reference sources, newspapers, and magazines for information about successful black business people and write a research paper. They may also interview entrepreneurs in their...

PBS highlights American Masters in music and provides a thorough biography, feature essay, and career timeline on Jones.

A brief encyclopedia article about William Whipper, businessman and abolitionist.

This encyclopedia entry tells about James Wormley, a black businessman in Washington, D.C.