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The Maggie Walker Story
February 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
$16.00
The child of a freed slave, Maggie Walker was born in 1864 in the Virginia home of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union spy. When she was nine, Maggie’s father was murdered and her mother had no money to bury him. Young Maggie joined the order of St. Luke, a national savings group formed to pay the burial expenses of poor blacks. As a high school senior, Maggie helped to establish an appropriate graduation for her class by organizing the nation’s first civil rights strike by black students. As an adult, she led and expanded St. Luke’s, becoming the nation’s first woman bank president and a powerful force in civil rights. Recommended Grades 3 and up. Special Event – $16/$14
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WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT A SPECIAL DAY OF FREE WORKSHOPS ENTITLED A GENERAL WEALTH SUMMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. JOIN US FOR THE MAGGIE WALKER STORY AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND 1 OR MORE OF THE WORKSHOPS BEING PRESENTED RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
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The child of a freed slave, Maggie Walker was born in 1864 in the Virginia home of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union spy. When she was nine, Maggie’s father was murdered and her mother had no money to bury him. Young Maggie joined the order of St. Luke, a national savings group formed to pay the burial expenses of poor blacks. As a high school senior, Maggie helped to establish an appropriate graduation for her class by organizing the nation’s first civil rights strike by black students. As an adult, she led and expanded St. Luke’s, becoming the nation’s first woman bank president and a powerful force in civil rights. Recommended Grades 3 and up. Special Event – $16/$14
Click here to buy tickets.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT A SPECIAL DAY OF FREE WORKSHOPS ENTITLED A GENERAL WEALTH SUMMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. JOIN US FOR THE MAGGIE WALKER STORY AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND 1 OR MORE OF THE WORKSHOPS BEING PRESENTED RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
Click here for workshop list and tickets.