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All in the Family: The Jones Brothers Frame a ‘Great Debate’ Over Success and Race. Can Blacks in Corporations Be True to Themselves? Ed Says No, Tom Says Yes – Vietnam Vet vs. ‘60s Radical

Author: By Jonathan Kaufman and Anita Raghavan Publication info: Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; 21 Nov 1997 Abstract

Tom, eight years younger, first got national fame in 1969 as a Cornell University student, brandishing a rifle and black-power salute as he led an insurrection at a campus building. Now, Tom serves as the $2 million-a-year vice chairman at insurance giant Travelers Group Inc; he has become one of the most prominent African-Americans on Wall Street...

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