Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank Early Reader 5" wide x 8

5" wide x 8

she must decide: would trusting Cassius be the last mistake she ever makes

a writer slept with the devil

her gifted younger sister

and their connection is soul deep – but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control

Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank Early Reader 5" wide x 8A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 A leading historian exposes how the rise and tragic failure of the Freedmans Bank has shaped economic inequality in America. In the years immediately after the Civil War, tens of thousands of former slaves deposited millions of dollars into the Freedmans Bank. African Americans envisioned this new bank as a launching pad for economic growth and self determination. But only nine years after it opened,