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Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

As a bank president, newspaper editor, and fraternal leader, Maggie Lena Walker inspired pride and progress. She devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. Today, her home is a tribute to her enduring legacy in American society.

 

www.nps.gov/malw

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Uploaded on July 27, 2017