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

Justene Hill Edwards

Winner of the 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize 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 onl...

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Fresh Air

The host introduced the new release as a study of the Freedman's Bank's rise and betrayal, noting that it examined how the institution failed the newly freed Black Americans.

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Her book is called Savings and Trust.

— Episode: Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities T...

Episode: Freedman's Bank & Economic Disparities Today

The host introduced the new release as a study of the Freedman's Bank's rise and betrayal, noting that it examined how the institution failed the newly freed Black Americans.

"

Her book is called Savings and Trust.

She's written a new book about the rise and betrayal of the Freedman's Bank titled Savings and Trust.

Her book is titled Savings and Trust.

Her new book is Savings and Trust, The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank.

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