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A history of Black financial innovation comes into focus through the story of St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia, the first and only bank run by Black women. The account traces how banking became a site of economic, social, and political power in a period shaped by racism, sexism, and capitalist exploitation.

Readers interested in Black history, finance, and U.S. capitalism will find a focused portrait of leadership, resistance, and risk. The book highlights the bank’s work among working-class Black women and the pressures that followed its success, including violence and state scrutiny.