How did the promise of Black wealth become a tool for white elites? In this Black History Month special of Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with UVA professor and author Justene Hill Edwards about ...

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024.

In the final weeks of the Civil War, President Lincoln granted a charter to the Freedman’s Bank, believing it would be a bootstrap for emancipated black Americans. In “Savings and Trust,” Justene Hill ...

The failure of banks and savings and loan institutions has a long history in the United States. Most people know something about the bank runs that crippled financial institutions after the stock ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Justene Hill Edwards is an Author with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2025 Speech. Historian Justene Hill Edwards talked about the rise and ...

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“The Start of Change: Addressing Racism,” a collaborative series from New Canaan Library, New Canaan Museum & Historical Society, New Canaan Community Foundation, and the Interfaith Council, continues ...

America’s racial wealth gap can be traced to the collapse of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company in 1874, according to this ingenious work of financial sleuthing. Historian Hill Edwards (Unfree ...

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