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Richmond to unveil Maggie Walker statue on Saturday
They needed the Associated Press to cover this story for them?
Richmond to unveil Maggie Walker statue on Saturday
From staff and wire 20 min ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond is preparing to unveil its monument honoring African American civil rights advocate Maggie Walker.
Members of Walker's family, city officials and others are expected to attend the unveiling of the statue in Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood on Saturday. The event is being held on what would be Walker's 153rd birthday at 10 a.m at the intersection of West Broad and Adams Streets
Walker was the first woman to charter a bank in the U.S.
The monument has been placed at the intersection of East Broad and Adams Streets. It's near Walker's former home, now a National Historic Site, and the bank she founded in 1903. ... Mayor Levar Stoney says the effort to build a monument to Walker has in the works for nearly 20 years.
From staff and wire 20 min ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond is preparing to unveil its monument honoring African American civil rights advocate Maggie Walker.
Members of Walker's family, city officials and others are expected to attend the unveiling of the statue in Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood on Saturday. The event is being held on what would be Walker's 153rd birthday at 10 a.m at the intersection of West Broad and Adams Streets
Walker was the first woman to charter a bank in the U.S.
The monument has been placed at the intersection of East Broad and Adams Streets. It's near Walker's former home, now a National Historic Site, and the bank she founded in 1903. ... Mayor Levar Stoney says the effort to build a monument to Walker has in the works for nearly 20 years.