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Commemorating the Freedman’s Bank and the Legacy of Financial Inclusion

Commemorating the Freedman’s Bank and the Legacy of Financial Inclusion

by Louis Deas | Mar 5, 2024 | Bryant Writing | OpEds, John Hope Bryant Authored, The Silver Rights Movement

March 3rd represents a significant date in American history, albeit one that is little known. Earlier this week, in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation establishing the Freedman’s Bank, which was organized and designed to ‘teach freed slaves about...

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