The United Order of True Reformers, an African American fraternal organization, was officially established in Richmond, Virginia. Founded by William Washington Browne, a former slave, the organization provided insurance, banking, and social services to the Black community at a time when such resources were largely inaccessible due to racial discrimination. It became one of the most successful Black-owned businesses of its era, notably operating the first Black-owned bank in the United States.
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