Join us tomorrow, Sunday, April 7, at the Givins Castle – 10244 S. Longwood Drive (corner of 103rd Street and Longwood Drive – you can't miss it, it's Chicago's only Castle) at 2:00 p.m. for Don Hayner's presentation on his book, Binga, The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black Banker, scheduled for release in November 2019.
Hayner is retired editor-in-chief of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper and a Beverly resident. The money raised for this presentation will go to the Castle restoration fund. The Castle, built in 1886-87, needs preservation work on the turrets. The money raised will not be used for church operations of the Castle's current owner, the Beverly Unitarian Church.
Jesse Binga was a black real estate tycoon who opened the first African American bank in Chicago to serve his clients not welcomed at white-owned banks.
This program offers the chance to see and support the Castle – tours will be available after the presentation; to meet Don Hayner; to learn more about a very important part of Chicago's history and the history of the South Side; and to learn more about the Ridge Historical Society,
The cost of the program is $10 per person and refreshments will be served. Reservations are not needed – just come!