Savings and trust : the rise and betrayal of the Freedman's Bank /

"In the years immediately after the Civil War, tens of thousands of former slaves deposited millions of dollars into the Freedman's Bank. African Americans envisioned this new bank as a launching pad for economic growth and self-determination. But only nine years after it opened, their tru...

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Main Author:	Hill Edwards, Justene (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Freedman's Savings and Trust Company > History > 19th century. African American banks > History > 19th century. African Americans > Finance, Personal > History > 19th century. African Americans > Economic conditions > 19th century. Banks and banking > United States > History > 19th century. African American banks > 19th century > History. Banques noires américaines > 19e siècle > Histoire. Banques > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Banques noires américaines > Histoire > 19e siècle. Noirs américains > Finances personnelles > Histoire > 19e siècle. Noirs américains > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle. HISTORY / African American & Black. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. RACIAL WEALTH GAP > US HISTORY > BANK > ABRAHAM LINCOLN > FREDERICK DOUGLASS > RACE > CAPITALISM > ECONOMIC INEQUALITY > ECONOMICS > CIVIL WAR

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