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William Washington Browne (Banking)

William Washington Browne (Banking)

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This episode is a brief history of William Washington Browne, he opened the first charted bank by an African American. He Started his organization as a temperance society but then it became an organization of different business ventures, one in which was a bank.


References:

1)Susan. “Black Abolitionist: Reverend William Washington Browne - Black Then.” Black Then. N.p., 23 Feb. 2022. Web. 

2)Watkinson, James D. “William Washington Browne (1849–1897) - Encyclopedia Virginia.” Encyclopedia Virginia. N.p., 4 Mar. 2022. Web. 

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