Banking on Freedom
| Author | : Shennette Garrett-Scott |
| Publisher | : Columbia Studies in the Histor |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0231183909 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780231183901 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (901 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Banking on Freedom by : Shennette Garrett-Scott
Download or read book Banking on Freedom written by Shennette Garrett-Scott and published by Columbia Studies in the Histor. This book was released on 2019 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.