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Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society
 

In Buffalo, New York, the most dedicated advocate of black self-help and economic cooperation, during the depression and post-depression years, was Dr. Ezekiel E. Nelson--a local black physician. For more than three decades (the 1930's - 1950's) Dr. Nelson worked with an almost fanatical zeal to convince black Buffalonians that cooperative economics and racial solidarity would enable the race to escape from poverty and economic oppression. He preached that by working together, pooling their resources, and supporting their cooperative enterprises, blacks could build powerful economic institutions that would enable them to produce many of those goods and services that were needed and desired by the community. He believed that such enterprises would provide employment and income which would enhance the ability of the community to improve its standard of living. The profits from such ventures were to be reinvested in the community, thus promoting further development and improvement.

-Dr. Monroe Fordham, 2009

More information on the Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society is available on microfilm. Please visit the full collection page for more information: https://library.buffalostate.edu/archives/mfc/bces

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  • Biographical Sketch of Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson by Monroe Fordham

    Biographical Sketch of Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson

    Monroe Fordham

  • Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society Inventory by Monroe Fordham

    Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society Inventory

    Monroe Fordham

  • Index and Introduction to the Buffalo Cooperative Economics Society, Inc.; 1974 by Monroe Fordham

    Index and Introduction to the Buffalo Cooperative Economics Society, Inc.; 1974

    Monroe Fordham

  • Interview with Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson by Monroe Fordham

    Interview with Dr. Ezekiel Edward Nelson

    Monroe Fordham

  • Interview with Mrs. Alberta Nelson by Monroe Fordham

    Interview with Mrs. Alberta Nelson

    Monroe Fordham

  • The Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society, Inc., 1928-1961; A Black Self-Help Organization: A Brief History and Introduction; 1975 by Monroe Fordham

    The Buffalo Cooperative Economic Society, Inc., 1928-1961; A Black Self-Help Organization: A Brief History and Introduction; 1975

    Monroe Fordham

 
 
 

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