On this day, Frederick Douglass was named president of the Freedmen’s Bank, an institution originally established to help newly emancipated African Americans build financial independence after the Civil War. Although Douglass was appointed late in the bank’s troubled history, he attempted to restore public confidence. Unfortunately, the bank collapsed shortly after, but Douglass’s leadership highlighted his enduring commitment to Black economic empowerment.
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