Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama’s A.G. Gaston Conference inspires Black entrepreneurs

By: Alabama News Center Staff

The 19th annual A.G. Gaston Conference kicks off today at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, connecting business and corporate leaders with aspiring entrepreneurs with the goal of helping grow Black business in the region.

The long-running conference was inspired by the life and legacy of the late Arthur George (A.G) Gaston, the most successful Black businessman in Alabama during the Jim Crow era of racial oppression and segregation. Gaston amassed a fortune of more than $40 million from a business empire spanning communications, real estate and insurance. Awarded the title “Entrepreneur of the Century” by Black Enterprise magazine, Gaston was the entrepreneur who built the A.G. Gaston Motel and other Birmingham-based companies, including Citizen Federal Savings & Loan, Booker T. Washington Insurance Co., and Booker T. Washington Broadcasting.

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