Black CPA #2 - Arthur J. Wilson, CPA

Who is Arthur J. Wilson? We are so glad you asked. Pictured here is Arthur J. Wilson, the 2nd Black Certified Public Accountant. He was licensed in 1923 in the State of Illinois, before the state required an apprenticeship to become a CPA. Arthur J. Wilson, CPA, provided experience to others, and by 1945, half of the Black CPAs in the country worked in Chicago.

The mission of the National Society of Black CPAs is to build on the Black CPAs who have paid the price for our existence and wanted to ensure that the number of Black CPAs would be greater than today with less than 2% of the CPA profession.

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