Dunbar Simms McLaurin

Dunbar Simms McLaurin (April 6, 1920 - July 10, 1973) was a businessman, bank founder, consultant, and advocate for Black business development in the United States. ^{[1] [2]} He was the principal founder of Freedom National Bank.

He was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma. ^[3] He graduated from Southwestern College. ^[4] He restored junked military vehicles in Manila, Philippines. ^{[5] [6]}

He was organizing Universal National Bank when he died. ^[7]

Writings

• An Examination of the Genesis and Nature of the Recent Reform-recovery Movement. University of Illinois. October 30, 1942.
• GHEDIPLAN; Ghetto Economic Development and Industrialization Plan. Human Resources Administration. 1968.

See also

• George W. McLaurin

References

1. "DUNBAR M'LAURIN, LAWYER, IS DEAD". The New York Times . July 11, 1973. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
2. "McLaurin family collection". New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
3. "Abstract[s] of [theses] Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of the University of Illinois". University of Illinois Graduate College. October 30, 1942. Retrieved 2023-11-04– via Google Books.
4. Levy, David W. (September 10, 2020). Breaking Down Barriers: George McLaurin and the Struggle to End Segregated Education. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN   9780806167855 – via Google Books.
5. Phillips, Kimberley L. (January 1, 2012). War! what is it Good For?: Black Freedom Struggles and the U.S. Military from World War II to Iraq. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN   9780807835029 – via Google Books.
6. "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company. October 30, 1948 – via Google Books.
7. "A Tribute: Brother Dunbar Simms McLaurin". The SPHINX. 59 (3): 52–58. Summer 1973 – via Issuu.