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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
10/27/2022
The Freedman's Bank Forum Obscures the Institution's Real History
by Justene Hill Edwards
Vice President Kamala Harris's recent remarks at the forum enlisted the Freedman's Bank to celebrate public-private partnerships between banks and minority communities. The real history of the Freedman's Bank shows why public-private partnerships and moral uplift are inadequate to promote financial equity.
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