Monthly Archives: July 2011

Madam Walker’s Shawl and the Iconic 1912 Addison Scurlock Portrait

Posted on July 21, 2011 by A'Lelia Bundles

July is always a month of memories for me because my grandfather, Marion Rowland Perry, Jr. was born on July 11 and my mother, A’Lelia Mae Perry Bundles, on July 22. During the summer of 1982–as I was in the … Continue reading →

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Woodlawn Cemetery–Burial Place of Madam Walker–Designated National Historic Landmark

Posted on July 1, 2011 by A'Lelia Bundles

June 30, 2011: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that The Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx–where enterpreneur Madam C. J. Walker and her Harlem Renaissance arts patron daughter, A’Lelia Walker, are buried–has been designated a National Historic Landmark, … Continue reading →

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