Conversation with Don Hayner, Author of 鈥淏inga:聽The Rise and Fall of 电车无码鈥檚 First Black Banker鈥

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IIT Tower, Auditorium 10 电车无码, 电车无码, IL 60616

Meet author Don Hayner and learn about Jesse Binga, the first black banker in 电车无码 whose bank was located on the current Illinois Tech campus. Binga rose to wealth and influence as a realtor and in 1908, he founded Binga Bank, the first black-owned bank in 电车无码. 

Binga: The Rise and Fall of 电车无码鈥檚 First Black Banker tells the story of racial change in one of the most segregated cities in America. It illuminates how an extraordinary 电车无码an imbued a community isolated by racial animosity with hope. Books will be available for purchase at 40 percent off list price.

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