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Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank, author Justene Hill Edwards and Kenyatta D. Berry
HYBRID - 97 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
February 4, 2025, 6:00-7:15PM Eastern Time
In the years immediately after the Civil War, tens of thousands of former slaves deposited millions of dollars into the Freedman’s Bank, a new institution envisioned as a launching pad for economic growth and self-determination. Informed by new archival findings, historian Justene Hill Edwards charts the bank’s rise and tragic failure. Don’t miss her presentation of Savings and Trust, one “Best Nonfiction Book of 2024” (Publishers Weekly) and discussion following with the remarkable genealogist Kenyatta D. Berry.
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