01219pab a2200169 454500008004000000100001900040245009200059260000900151300001300160362000800173520071900181650004300900650002600943650001000969700001900979773005100998180718b1997   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aTrinkaus, John  aTurning nickels into dollars: Maggie Walker and the consolidated bank and trust company  c1997  ap.479-95  aFeb  aWhile many are familiar with the history of banking in the United States, relatively few know of its development in the African American community. Following the failure of the Freedman's Bank, shortly after its inception at the close of the Civil War, many African American fraternal organizations expanded their scope of interests to try to fill the void. The intent was to continue to provide the financial base needed to support the growth of a capitalist - employer class. It was envisioned that from such a footing would stem the acquisition of social respectability and economic independence. One of the leaders in this effort was Maggie Walker, the first African American women bank president. - Reproduced  aFinancial institutions - United States  aBanks - United States  aBanks  aPuryear, Alvin  aInternational Journal of Public Administration