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Bank of Mound Bayou

Historic building in Mississippi, US

Bank of Mound Bayou, also known as Mound Bayou Bank, was a financial institution and is a historic building in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1904 by African American businessmen Charles Banks and Eugene Parker Booze, and was one of the first Black-owned banks in the state.2 It ceased to exist in 1914.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
  • HeadquartersMound Bayou1

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Bank of Mound Bayou
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Bank of Mound Bayou, also known as Mound Bayou Bank, was a financial institution and is a historic building in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1904 by African American businessmen Charles Banks and Eugene Parker Booze, and was one of the first Black-owned banks in the state.2

The story

Founded by Charles Banks and Eugene Parker Booze in 1904.1

Leadership

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Mound Bayou State Bank1

Timeline

  1. 1914Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1904Founded Founded1

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