Conversation with Justene Hill Edwards
In today’s Muster, Dr. Justene Hill Edwards, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia, discusses her new book Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank with the JCWE’s digital editor Robert Bland. Savings and Trust was released October 22, 2024 by W. W. Norton.
Robert Bland
Robert D. Bland is an Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2 Replies to “Conversation with Justene Hill Edwards”
I just received Dr. Hill Edward’s THE RISE AND BETRAYAL OF THE FREEDMAN’S BANK SAVINGS AND TRUST and look forward to carefully reading it. I’m particularly happy to see my native New Orleans included in the narrative. The Free Labor Bank was promoted in my gg grandfather’s NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE (America’s first Black daily) and the bank’s cashier, Charles Sauvinet, knew him well.
Mark, thank you for sharing your piece of family history here. If you ever want to expand upon your grandfather’s story, please know that we would love to include it here on Muster.