Hundreds gather over Maggie Walker statue controversy

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Hundreds gather over Maggie Walker statue controversy

WWBT, NBC 12
Richmond, Virginia
2016-01-12

Ashley Monfort, Henrico Reporter

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Discussion about plans to build a statue of Maggie Walker in downtown Richmond drew a lot of opinions on both sides.

Hundreds of residents gathered at the Richmond Public Library Tuesday to have their opinions heard.

Plans are to build the statue at the intersection of Broad street and Adams Street. While the consensus is that everyone supports building the statue, not everyone supports the location because there is a live oak tree growing at the location…

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…Maggie Walker devoted her life to civil rights and education. She was also the first African-American woman in the U.S. to found a bank.

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