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THE MAGGIE WALKER STORY - Virginia Rep

GIVEAWAY TOO!

January 23, 2015
THE MAGGIE WALKER STORY
January 30 – February 15, 2015
At Hanover Tavern and at the Children's Theatre at Willow Lawn
By Bruce Craig Miller
Part of the Acts of Faith Festival
This compelling drama is a tribute to the great American woman from Richmond, Virginia who helped establish and organize the first civil rights strike by black students and became the nation’s first woman bank president. Starting her work at the order of St. Luke, a national savings group formed to pay the burial expensive of poor blacks, Maggie Walker became a powerful force in civil rights. Through this production, students will form a deeper understanding of Maggie Walker and the times in which she lived.
Length: 1 hour 
Suggested for ages 7 and up.

Tickets $16 and up

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