Courtyard of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site at 2nd and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. Liza Mickens shares a laugh Saturday at the statue of her great-great-grandmother, Maggie L. Walker, in Downtown with, from left, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, and her parents, Dr. Johnny Mickens III and Faithe Norrell at the the 154th birthday celebration for Mrs. Walker and the ceremony recognizing graduates of the park service’s Maggie L. Walker Summer Youth Leadership Institute.
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Maggie Walker birthday celebrations draw intimate crowds a year after statue dedication
More than a hundred people took to the cobblestone streets of Jackson Ward last Saturday to celebrate the life and accomplishments of the late Richmond businesswoman and icon Maggie L. Walker.
