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Dempsey Travis
Dempsey Travis (1920-2009) was a real estate entrepreneur and civil rights activist who, later in life, became a prominent historian and author, writing extensively on African American history, politics, social issues, and music. Travis was born in 1920 in Chicago, IL, and served in the United States Army from 1942-1946 before earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Roosevelt University in 1949. 〔Dempsey Travis Biography. The Historymakers, Interview date 1-11-2000 http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/dempsey-j-travis-39〕
==Businessman==
As an entrepreneur, Travis sought to revitalize African American neighborhoods in Chicago. Travis Realty Company, which he founded in 1949, and Sivart Mortgage Company, which he founded four years later, increased the availability of mortgages for African Americans. Together, the two companies worked to sell properties located in the Chicago area to African Americans who were being displaced by urban renewal projects. 〔 "Dempsey J. Travis, 1920-2009: Author, Real-Estate Magnate and Longtime Chicago Activist Businessman," Chicago Tribune, July 3, 2009. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-07-03/news/0907020863_1_mr-travis-black-belt-harold-washington〕In 1961, Travis founded the United Mortgage Bankers of America and served as its president until 1974. During the late sixties and early seventies, Travis served on President Richard Nixon’s Housing Task Force and President Gerald Ford’s Task Force on Urban Renewal. 〔Roosevelt University Library, Chicago Illinois. Dempsey Travis Papers. https://bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/sites/bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/files/Finding%20Aids/Dempsey%20Travis_FindingAid.pdf〕
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