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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

Arthur Ashe July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993 “Where the Confederates Fell, Arthur Ashe Still Stands…” Arthur Ashe monument est. 1996 The irony of Richmond’s history, it was the capital of the confederacy and commemorating this was a fourteen long block of the city, Monument ave. The first monument erected in 1890 was one of General Robert E. Lee, eventually six total monuments of confederate military and political figures lined the ave by 1929. Ashe was born and raised in Richmond in a time when Jim Crow ruled and segregation kept him from playing against white players or using the indoor tennis courts. He went on to become the number one ranked player in 1975, had 76% winning avg, 76 titles and the only black man to win titles at Wimbledon, US Open and Australian open. For twenty one years his monument shared the avenue with statues and their representation of ideologies of black inferiority. As of 2020 Arthurs likeness is the only remaining monument left. “ We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.” -Arthur Ashe #blackhistorymonth #blkrva #richmondva (at Richmond, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZqfLgrOBby/?utm_medium=tumblr