Banking on Freedom
Download or Read eBook Banking on Freedom PDF written by Shennette Garrett-Scott and published by Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. This book was released on 2019 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Shennette Garrett-Scott |
Publisher | : Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2019 |
ISBN-10 | : 0231183917 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780231183918 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Banking on Freedom by : Shennette Garrett-Scott
Book excerpt: Shennette Garrett-Scott explores black financial innovation and its transformative impact on U.S. capitalism through the story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and only bank run by black women. Banking on Freedom offers an unparalleled account of how black women carved out economic, social, and political power.