Have you ever heard of Freedman's Savings and Loan? If not, unfortunately, you're not alone. The Freedman Savings and Trust Company was a private corporation chartered by an act of the United States government signed in 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln. It was created to help the newly freed African-Americans as they endeavored to become financially stable. By June of 1874, it was closed. Here's how that legacy is still with us today.

Credits:

• Founder Hustle and the Deep Cut are produced by Kinetic Energy Entertainment
• Edited and mixed by Ann Kane.  
• Social media producer is Misako Envela
• Music is Ratata by Curtis Cole

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