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Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank by Edwards, Justene Hill

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Justene Hill EdwardsPublish date:4/7/2026Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123484ISBN-10:1324123486UPC:9781324123484Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Economic History, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.27 x 6.34 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC5FSBGRRA

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 trust was betrayed and the Freedman's Bank collapsed.

Fully informed by new archival findings, historian Justene...

Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9781324123484ISBN-10:1324123486UPC:9781324123484Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:African American & Black, Economic History, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.27 x 6.34 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC5FSBGRRA
Edwards, Justene Hill: - Justene Hill Edwards is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia and the author of both Unfree Markets and a forthcoming Norton Short on the history of inequality in America. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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