Chapter 2:  Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, 1st Black congressman of New York and civil rights icon, seen here with Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture). It was at this press conference that the term "Black Power" was coined.
Chapter 17: Maggie Lena Walker, first woman Black or White to charter a bank in the United States. Born immediately following the Civil War, she rose from poverty to become an entrepreneur, philanthropist, community activist, and a crusader for Negro and women's rights in America. Walker's bank is still in existence today in Richmond, Virginia.
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Maggie Lena Walker - first woman Black or White to charter a bank in the U.S. Ms. Walker was also a community activist, a philanthropist, and a crusader for civil rights for Blacks and women.