By Lestey Gist, The Gist of Freedom Reverend William Washington Browne, educator and businessman, organized the True Reformers Savings Bank in Richmond, Virginia, the first black bank in the United States to receive a charter. At its peak in 1907, it took in more than $1 million in deposits. The bank continued to thrive after his death, […]

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