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Lynched by Corporate America:
The Gripping True Story of How One African American Survived Doing Business With a Fortune 500 Giant

by Herman Malone & Robert Schwab



      Herman Malone knows something about racial discrimination. In 1969, just after completing his military service, Malone was given a choice by two white policemen: leave his hometown forever or end up dead in a swamp. Malone knew this was no idle threat, so he made the wise decision to pack his bags and build a new life out west. It was in Denver that he grew both a family and a business - RMES Communications, Inc.

Malone’s company was the largest of US West’s African American owned contractors, with a $10 million dollar conduit supply contract. Understandably, Malone, who was then serving as Chairman of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, was skeptical when several African American business owners approached him with stories of racial discrimination by US West. "I had doubts..." admits Malone, "because I was making some pretty good money from US West."

Soon enough, Malone finds his own company a target of what appears to be a concerted effort by US West to systematically eliminate all their African American vendors.

Lynched by Corporate America is a detailed account of Malone’s battle against the power of corporate influence that cost him friends, reputation and even a marriage. A timeline in the front of the book helps the reader keep track of the intricate maze of the judicial game, as well as the players. Malone’s assertions are supported by court transcripts and statements provided by African American vendors, US West employees and jurors who heard the cases. As Parren J Mitchell says in his Foreword, "This book is a must-read and should be a case study... Lynched by Corporate America will enlighten and educate readers of all ages."

The Book

HM-RS Publishing
November 2006
Hardcover
ISBN10: 0978509439
ISBN13: 978-0978509439
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The Reviewer

Deborah Adams
Reviewed 2007
NOTE: Reviewer Deborah Adams is the Flair and Macavity Award winning author of the Jesus Creek Mystery Series: All The Great Pretenders, All The Crazy Winters, All The Dark Disguises, All The Hungry Mothers, All The Deadly Beloved, All The Blood Relations, and All The Dirty Cowards. She was also an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel.
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