Finally, walker was also generous to African-American causes. She gave a great deal of money to black colleges and organizations that were fighting for the rights of black people in the United states. Walker was also generous to herself and her daughter. Both women liked spending money. They bought mansions, cars, paintings, clothes, and jewelry. Yet Madam walker said on her deathbed that her real happiness came from helping her people, an achievement she could look back on with pride.