The Mechanics and Farmers Bank opened for business in 1907 in Durham, NC. Its nine founders were active community builders and were involved in establishing numerous other institutions and organizations that formed the nucleus of a thriving business and residential district, anchored by what became known as "the Black Wall Street."
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The Bank of Cherokee County was founded by a group of prominent members of the Cherokee tribe in Hulbert, Oklahoma. The bank was created to serve a community that others refuse to serve.
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The Canton Bank of San Francisco was incorporated in 1907 to assist the Chinese community with financial resources to help rebuild the area following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the devastating fire that followed.
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