John James: “My father's effort helped to deregulate so that his trucking…”

“For deregulation. And because of the forces that were pushing against him, not just for black businesses, but for all businesses, My father's effort helped to deregulate so that his trucking company could cross state lines. and. And was able to create opportunity for other people. He took an idea. An idea and turned it into a $35 million company. Wow. Now after that, black man.” (09:58–10:04)

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