Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, Witty Men
This is one of those inspiring stories
He is Garrett, since he was a child he was passionate about numbers and he felt that strong connection with them, so much that he set a goal, as an adult he wanted to be a banker. This profession in the 1950s was very popular with the white population and, of course, it was very well paid. The problem or the big obstacle at the time was that Garrett was dark skinned (African American).
In the United States at that time some laws had been changed for the African American population, but by then there were still some prohibitions.
Garrett set his goal and objective in his life, to become a banker. So much so, that he managed to have the first bank of him; of course with some unorthodox strategies and with the help of his best friend at the time, Joe Morris.
The special thing about this pair of ingenious men was that they managed to outwit the Government of the United States of America, when it comes to its prohibition laws. Among which, one of them pointed to the prohibition of an African-American person owning a bank.
Morris and Garrett hired a white-skinned person, posing as the owner of the bank. This was a wonderful and radical idea that works; The best part of all this is that this bank was the only one in the entire country that accepted the African American population for the purchase of homes and approval of loans.
This worked for a while, achieving great success for the entire team. So much so, that again Garrett had another idea in which he decided to buy another bank.
This second bank that they acquire, they buy outside the territory where they usually work (Los Angeles), this time in Texas and that is where some problems arise.
Over time and with a complaint behind them, the United States government begins to investigate and manages to see some slightly suspicious details in his account.
This was a national scandal. Garret's entire team went to jail and faced trials and charges. However, they managed to modify the law to include the African American population in the granting of loans.
The government at that time was able to notice that there, in that population, there were also very large profits in the mortgage sector and that is why they changed the laws to include this part of the population.
As you can see, two simple people with mutual support and coordination of work and intelligence managed to reform a law based on an idea of a child who, when he was young, only wanted to be a banker.
It only takes one person to have the strength, courage and mettle to carry out that idea and make it happen, where everyone can benefit from it.
I know that somehow you have or possess this within you. Any idea or talent that marks the change of something in the future. Therefore, I invite you to take this example of improvement and fight to make the most of it and motivate yourself to
Make a Difference.