Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site - Maggie L Walker National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Richmond, VA. is home to many famous Americans including one of the nation's great entrepreneurial spirits, Maggie Lena Walker. Come visit her home in the Jackson Ward community. Through exhibits and guided tours you will experience the life of this great African American woman, who was born during slavery and achieved success despite segregation and the limited opportunities offered to her race.

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Virtual Museum Exhibit

This exhibit explores the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), civil rights activist and trailblazing entrepreneur.

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Photo Gallery

Learn about Maggie L. Walker through photographs of herself, her family and friends and her business colleagues.

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		History And Culture Who was Maggie L. Walker? The beloved African American community leader devoted her life to defeating racism, sexism, and economic oppression. Mrs. Walker chartered a bank, a newspaper, and a store 17 years before American women had the right to vote, and fostered black entrepreneurialism when Jim Crow laws threatened African American progress. more...

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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
3215 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223

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(804) 771-2017 ext. 24

Fax

(804) 771-2226

Climate

Summer: humid and hot. Highs in the mid 90s. Winter: mild and cool. Highs in mid 40s. Occasional snow

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