Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris form a business partnership to challenge racial barriers in real estate and banking.
Garrett and Morris purchase banks in Texas and California to help African Americans access loans and financial services.
To circumvent racial discrimination laws, Garrett and Morris employed white men as the public faces of their businesses while they controlled them behind the scenes.
Bernard Garrett was arrested and convicted on charges related to his banking activities, seen as unjust treatment due to racism.
The movie The Banker, about Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris's struggle to fight racial inequality in banking, was released.