The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: An Administrative History
Shockley MT. 2022. The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: An Administrative History. National Park Service
An administrative history of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Richmond, Virginia. The site preserves the home, furnishings, and archives of Maggie Lena Walker - the first African American female bank president and a national leader of the early 20th century civil rights movement. The site itself is also unique in that it was the first (and remains one of the few) national parks to commemorate the legacy of an African American woman. This report provides a record of the site's rich past from its grassroots preservation origins to its continued offering of interpretive and education programming, and to its ongoing role in influencing the surrounding Jackson Ward National Historic Landmark District. This administrative history covers the early grassroots efforts in the 1970s that led the establishment of the park in 1979 and captures the subsequent decades of administration of the site itself. The report includes oral interviews with key players in the site’s history including members of the non-profit Maggie L. Walker Historical Foundation (comprised of local scholars, community leaders, and Walker descendants) who helped establish the site, along with former park superintendents and other key park personnel.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Shockley, Megan
- Date of Issue
- 2022-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MAWA
- Keywords
- administrative, African American, bank, civil rights, entrepreneur, history, Jackson Ward, Jim Crow, Maggie L. Walker, Maggie L. Walker Historical Foundation, Maggie Lena Walker, national historic site, National Park Service, NPS, oral history, Richmond, Virginia
- License
- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal