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This is a photo of the Orton Hotel in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Board members of the Citizens & Southern Bank, including James Irvin, Major R. R. Wright Sr, Harriet Lemon, W.C Williamson, D.H Sims, Emanuel C. Wright, Walter C. Beckett, William Newman, and R.R Wright Jr.

This advertisment from The Messenger was developed for the Brown & Stevens Bank. The advertisement encourages potential customers to establish savings and credit, and claims "MEN GROW RICH NOT BY LABOR, BUT BY CREDIT AND CAPITAL WHICH THEY…

The Citizen's & Southern Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1921. At its founding, it was the only African-American owned bank in the North and the first African American Trust.

The Citizens' and Southern Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1921. At its founding, it was the only African-American owned bank in the North and the first African American Trust.

The Citizens' and Southern Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1921. At its founding, it was the only African-American owned bank in the North and the first African American Trust.

The Citizen's & Southern Bank and Trust Company was founded in 1921. At its founding, it was the only African-American owned bank in the North and the first African American Trust.

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…