Richard Robert Wright Sr. at the Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
Title
Richard Robert Wright Sr. at the Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
Subject
Richard Robert Wright Sr.; Citizens' and Southern Banking Company; African-American businesses in Philadelphia
Description
Richard Robert Wright Sr. decided to open up his own bank in 1921 after moving to Philadelphia. At the time of creating The Citizen's & Southern Bank and Trust Company, it was the only African-American owned bank in the North and the first African American Trust Company.
Creator
John W. Mosley
Source
Ruth Wright Hayre Collection, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Date
c. 1940
Contributor
Olivier Loignon, Anastasia Amand
Rights
Courtesy of Temple University Libraries
Format
JPEG
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Photo
Files
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Citation
John W. Mosley, “Richard Robert Wright Sr. at the Citizens' and Southern Banking Company,” Goin' North, accessed September 21, 2023, http://goinnorth.org/items/show/9.