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Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank (Blacks in the New World)

Carl R. Osthaus

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Description:One in the series Blacks in the New World, edited by August Meier. The history of the short-lived Freedman's Savings Bank, founded in 1865 to provide freedman with a place for saving the profits from their crops and bounty payments for military service. Within a few years the bank had failed, the directors having manipulated and embezzled the funds entrusted to them. The author relates the story of the bank and its tragic history to the broader history of black America, and shows how many social reformers of the day, such as Frederick Douglass and John W. Alvord, played a role in the rise and fall of the financial institution. Liberally footnoted, three appendices, bibliography and index. Fine condition. xiv , 257 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank (Blacks in the New World). To get started finding Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank (Blacks in the New World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: One in the series Blacks in the New World, edited by August Meier. The history of the short-lived Freedman's Savings Bank, founded in 1865 to provide freedman with a place for saving the profits from their crops and bounty payments for military service. Within a few years the bank had failed, the directors having manipulated and embezzled the funds entrusted to them. The author relates the story of the bank and its tragic history to the broader history of black America, and shows how many social reformers of the day, such as Frederick Douglass and John W. Alvord, played a role in the rise and fall of the financial institution. Liberally footnoted, three appendices, bibliography and index. Fine condition. xiv , 257 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank (Blacks in the New World). To get started finding Freedmen, Philanthropy, and Fraud: A History of the Freedman's Savings Bank (Blacks in the New World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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