Independent Order of St. Luke

St. Luke Building, headquarters for the Independent Order of St. Luke, Richmond, Virginia, on the National Register of Historic Places

The Independent Order of St. Luke was an African American fraternal order founded to promote Black economic independence. It was founded after the Civil War (1861–1865) in Baltimore, Maryland by Mary Ann Prout.[1][2] It was first called the United Order of St. Luke.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Independent Order of St. Luke: Maggie L Walker National Historic Site". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. ^ Mayo, Anthony; Onise Smith, Shandi (January 2017). "Maggie Lena Walker and the Independent Order of St. Luke". Harvard Business School.