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Maggie Walker, born to former slave, made an impact for both African Americans and women. Walker became the first women to start a bank in 1903 and devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women. #blkrva #jXnward #jacksonward #richmondva #virginia #blackhistorymonth (at Jackson Ward) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ52pWPueaq/?utm_medium=tumblr
Jackson Ward “The Harlem of the South” In response to Jim Crow laws Black people of Richmond created their own banks, restaurants and other businesses because they weren’t allowed to go to whites only establishments. Virginians like Maggie L. Walker or Bill “Bojangles” Robinson along with other Black Virginians, were responsible for transforming Reconstruction-era Richmond into the birthplace for Black entrepreneurship. #blkrva #jXnward #jacksonward #richmondva #virginia #blackhistorymonth (at Jackson Ward) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ5Tb4oOW3a/?utm_medium=tumblr
"Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." -Dr. Mae Jemison #blkrva #jXnward #jacksonward #richmondva #virginia #blackhistorymonth (at Black History Museum & Cultural Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ5Ky9bOxTW/?utm_medium=tumblr
Leigh St. Armory-Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia “In 1895, the City of Richmond constructed the magnificent Leigh Street Armory for its African American militia. During Reconstruction, Virginia led the nation in establishing black militia units, and Richmond was the only city to build an armory for that use. These volunteer soldiers drilled and trained there, and many joined other volunteers to serve in the Spanish-American War. In 1899, the Leigh Street Armory ceased to serve its original function and became first a school and ultimately the home of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia” #blkrva #jXnward #jacksonward #richmondva #virginia #blackhistorymonth (at Black History Museum & Cultural Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ42fDdOib8/?utm_medium=tumblr
