This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Please enable Javascript and reload the page. Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African-American Newspapers Main Menu Overview Introduction History Themes Archive Resources Acknowledgments Author Bio Matthew F. Delmont 5676b5682f4c73618365582367c04a35162484d5 Stanford University Press NY Amsterdam News - September 3, 1960 1 2019-03-12T23:58:35+00:00 Stanford University Press af84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824 1 1 NY Amsterdam News - September 3, 1960 plain published 2019-03-12T23:58:35+00:00 Anonymous This page is referenced by: 1 2019-03-12T23:58:35+00:00 September 3, 1960 4 plain published 2019-10-21T23:53:10+00:00 On September 3, 1960, the New York Amsterdam News reported that Carver Federal, a black-owned bank, was planning to open a new branch in Brooklyn at 1273 Fulton Street. Named after George Washington Carver, Carver Federal was founded in Harlem in 1948. The bank is still active today and, like other black banks across the country, has seen an increase in new accounts and deposits thanks to the #BankBlack campaign.
