02/19/2020
Black History Highlight! The First Black Bank formed by "Reverend William Washington Browne"…
He was born in 1849 and was enslaved in Georgia, However he escaped, joined the Union Army in the north and went onto found the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers black fraternity.
Due to racial issues with whites the frat eventually formed into the first branch of the bank.
An amazing story! Read more here:
The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers in Richmond, Virginia was the first bank owned by African Americans in the United States. It was founded on March 2, 1888 by Reverend William Washington Browne and opened on April 3, 1889. … Read MoreThe True Reformers Bank (188...