A prominent Richmonder our community knows well! Maggie Lena Walker is buried at #EvergreenCemetery, adjacent to #EastEndCemetery. #HappyBirthday, Ms. Walker! Want to learn more? Visit our friends at @maggiewalkernps. #repost @nmaahc #rva #africanamericanhistoryeveryday #leadership #goodwill・・・
#OnThisDay African American businesswoman Maggie L. Walker was born in 1864, in Richmond, Virginia. In 1899, Walker became the grand secretary for the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans. It was a position she held until her death in 1934. Walker seized control during a troubling time for the organization — it was facing a financial crisis. Walker founded the St. Luke Herald newspaper in 1902 to improve communication between the organization's chapters. She also opened the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, becoming the first African American woman to charter a bank in the United States. In 1905, she opened the St. Luke Emporium, a department store specially created with African American employees and shoppers in mind. #APeoplesJourney #HiddenHerstory
📸: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.), Archives Center, National Museum of American History
You’ve seen us in our FoEE T-SHIRTS, and now you can have one too! All you need to do is #donate $35 or more (details below), then email or DM us your choice of color, style, and size (friendsofeastend@gmail.com). Here are the options: (1) Short-sleeve shirt in heather royal (shown here on @bxpnyc) or heather charcoal; (2) long-sleeve shirt in cherry red (on @audieme) or charcoal. #Shirts are unisex, supersoft, and 100% cotton. All sizes from small to 3XL are available; youth medium and large are available for the short-sleeve shirts only. (NOTE: They all run a bit small, so consider ordering a size up if you’d like a little extra room.) They’ll be available for pickup at #EastEndCemetery on Saturday, August 31 (and if you can’t make it then, we’ll figure out another way to get your shirt to you). We’ll be taking orders for the next three weeks, though Friday, August 2. All #donations are tax deductible, and they’ll help us replace or repair tools, purchase water and supplies for our year-round workdays, and host public events to build awareness of the #cemetery and the #community it served.
Here’s how to donate:
• Visit www.friendsofeastend.com and scroll down to “Support Our Work” (or click the link in our bio here)
• Mail a check, payable to Friends of East End Cemetery, to 717 N. 33rd St., Richmond, VA 23223
• Text 729725 (PayPal) and specify the amount and our email address (friendsofeastend@gmail.com)
The reclamation of East End is made possible by the hard work of #volunteers — many of you included. By investing in the #restoration of the cemetery, you are helping to honor the people buried there and to save a vital part of our collective #history that might otherwise be lost.
Thank you!
#eastendcemetery #rva #fundraiser
