Uncovering the Civil War

Uncovering the Civil War


Episode 109: Follow the Money: Uncovering How Banking Financed Slavery

January 31, 2018

Join us for an intriguing discussion as we follow the money and examine the role banking played in maintaining the institution of slavery. Our guest is Dr. Sharon Ann Murphy, a professor of history at Providence College and the author of "Other People's Money: How Banking Worked in Early America." We'll discuss the banking system before and during the Civil War, and uncover how the war lead to our modern banking system today. We'll also take a long, hard look at how financial institutions were intimately intertwined with the practice of slavery.