Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank

by Justene Hill Edwards

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 Hill Edwards unearths a major turning point...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324073853
• ISBN13: 9781324073857
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"