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1910’s Main Street buildings, one of the buildings has a sign with this exact phrase on it “BINGA STATE BANK” to identify the building, a smiling 30 yr old Black businessman, dressed in formal business garments from 1910 era, man is standing in with pride on his face, a large key in his hand shows he is the owner of the bank. Powerful image, Chicago, shrink to fit
Jesse Binga was born in 1865. He arrived in Chicago at age 22 with $10 in his pocket. Within ten years, he bought a building from a bank which folded. He opened the first Black-owned bank in Chicago. He died a billionaire in 1950. An American Success story!
