Description |
xi, 280 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Inlcudes bibliographical references and index (265-280). |
Contents |
Richmond, Virginia -- Boley, Oklahoma -- Photo gallery -- Chicago, Illinois -- Memphis, Tennessee -- Detroit, Michigan -- In your hands -- Today's challenges, yesterday's lessons, by Esther L. George. |
Summary |
A Great Moral and Social Force: A History of Black Banks is written as a historical reference on Black community banks, and serves as a guide to help all Americans think differently about our relationships with banks. This particular history references banks in Richmond, Va.; Boley, Okla.; Chicago, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn; and Detroit, Mich.; as entities that provided a valuable service to their communities. |
Subject |
African American banks -- History.
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African Americans -- Economic conditions.
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Discrimination in banking -- United States -- History.
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African Americans -- Finance.
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Wealth -- United States -- History.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Public Affairs Department, issuing body, sponsoring body.
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ISBN |
9780974480961 (paperback) |
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0974480967 (paperback) |
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