Freedman's Savings and Trust Company

This speech, delivered by Congressman Taul Bradford in 1876, addresses the financial crisis caused by the collapse of Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, a bank that had been established to serve African Americans. Bradford criticizes the mismanagement and corruption that led to the bank's failure, and argues for greater oversight and regulation of financial institutions.
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