Walker, Maggie Lena
1864-1934 · Contribution: 1903
First Black woman to charter and serve as president of a bank in the United States
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Walker built a Black-woman-run bank when white institutions refused to serve Black organizations, giving her community the credit and financial independence segregation denied it.
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- Library of Congress (This Month in Business History)
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