The Story of the First Black Woman to Own a Bank
Maggie L. Walker was the first African American woman to charter a bank in 1903 and serve as its president
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8 min readJan 20, 2021
Strolling through Jackson Ward, the historic district in Richmond, Virginia once known as the “Harlem of the South,” it seems every building, every block, is steeped in African American history, culture…