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Dempsey J. Travis

Born

in Chicago, IL, The United States

February 24, 1920

Died

July 02, 2009

Website

http://www.urbanresearchpress.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics, Biographies & Memoirs

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Dempsey J. Travis was an entrepreneur, historian and self-made multi-millionaire. He was the president of Travis Realty Company®, which has been listed among the Largest 100 Black Business in America by Black Enterprise Magazine. Mr. Travis was also listed for seven years in Ebony Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Americans and as Black Businessman of the Year by Dollar and Sense Magazine.
Mr. Travis authored 25 best selling books including An Autobiography of Black Chicago, An Autobiography of Black Politics, Real Estate is the Gold in Your Future, and, Harold: The People’s Mayor, to name a few titles. His last book before his death was "Obama's Race to the White House." An autobiography was in process at the time of his de Dempsey J. Travis was an entrepreneur, historian and self-made multi-millionaire. He was the president of Travis Realty Company®, which has been listed among the Largest 100 Black Business in America by Black Enterprise Magazine. Mr. Travis was also listed for seven years in Ebony Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Americans and as Black Businessman of the Year by Dollar and Sense Magazine.
Mr. Travis authored 25 best selling books including An Autobiography of Black Chicago, An Autobiography of Black Politics, Real Estate is the Gold in Your Future, and, Harold: The People’s Mayor, to name a few titles. His last book before his death was "Obama's Race to the White House." An autobiography was in process at the time of his death. He was financial editor for Dollars and Sense Magazine for several years, and was also a contributing writer for Ebony Magazine and Black Scholars.

Among his other achievements, Mr. Travis was listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, and Who’s Who in the World. He was also listed among the People Who Have Made a Difference in the Chicago Sun-Times’ Sesquicentennial Celebration issue. He was the subject of numerous radio and television programs, with five shows receiving Emmy nominations, as well as hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. Mr. Travis was presented with the Black Enterprise Magazine First Annual Finance Achievement Award by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller at the White House on February 21, 1975.

Always active in civics, Mr. Travis was coordinator of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s first civil rights march in Chicago in 1960, and he is a past president of the Chicago NAACP branch. He participated in several presidential administrations including President Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1966 civil rights meetings, President Richard Nixon’s Housing Task Force, and President Gerald Ford’s Presidential Task Force on Urban Renewal and the Presidential Task Force on Inflation.

Mr. Travis was one of the first African Americans appointed as a trustee of various organizations including the Chicago Historical Society, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; member of the Chicago Board of Roosevelt University; and member of The Auditorium Board. He served two terms as president of the Dearborn Real Estate Board, and was elected first V.P. for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. He founded The United Mortgage Bankers of America and served as president from 1961 to 1974. He received Ameritech’s Small Business Community Service Award in 1995. He was also inducted into the Junior Achievement Chicago Business Community Hall of Fame in 1995. Dempsey Travis was a graduate of the Northwestern University’s School of Mortgage Banking. He served in the United States Army for four years. Mr. Travis was born and raised in Chicago, and was married to his wife for over 50 years. ...more

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	An Autobiography of Black Chicago 4.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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