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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Richmond, VA

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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

Preserved Richmond home of a pioneering Black banker, editor, and community leader from the Jim Crow era.

3215 E Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23223 · Richmond, VA

About Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

This National Park Service site in Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood protects the home of Maggie Lena Walker, who worked for civil rights, economic independence, and education for African Americans and women during segregation. She led a bank, edited a newspaper, and guided a fraternal organization. Her house on Quality Row has been restored and furnished to reflect her family's life. Park rangers lead tours of the home, and a visitor center on Broad Street introduces her story.

  • #civil rights
  • #women's history
  • #Reconstruction era
  • #Jackson Ward
  • #Quality Row

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