THE SEARS BANKRUPTCY: A lot has been written in the last few days about how Sears’ mail order business (mostly inadvertently) helped subvert Jim Crow. But don’t forget the importance of Sears President Julius Rosenwald’s efforts to address Jim Crow head on. He used his immense wealth to fund thousands of “Rosenwald schools” to educate African Americans throughout the rural South.  Just one more capitalist hero …