Chapter 20 Important People

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Chapter 20 Important People
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An internationally known artist, his ambition was
to paint cowboys, Indians, and frontier scenes.

• William Robinson Leigh

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famous photographer

• Francis Benjamin Johnston

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opened a drive-in that became the national
Shoneys, and Big Boys chain of restaurants.

• Alex Shoenbaum

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was a U.S. senator who was instrumental in
securing the vote for 18 year olds.

• Jennings Randolph

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most famous book is The Good Earth, for which she
won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.

• Pearl Buck

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was born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. in North
Carolina. He has held powerful positions as
chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee
and majority leader. 

• Robert C. Byrd

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During the Civil War, Delany was appointed a
major, the first black field officer of high
rank.

• Martin R. Delany

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In 2001, he was promoted to a four-star general,
making him the second highest ranking officer in
the U.S. Air Force.

• General Robert H. Foglesong

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At Harvard, he was chairman of the Afro-American
Studies Department.

• Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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is an internationally recognized author, and his
books include three about growing up in Coalwood.
These books are Rocket Boys, A Memoir The
Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone.

• Homer Hickam, Jr.

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founder of Mothers Day

• Anna M. Jarvis

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his most memorable role was as Barney Fife, in
the television series The Andy Griffith Show.

• Don Knotts

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In 1989 and 1990, she was named country musics
Female Vocalist of the Year.

• Kathy Mattea

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founder of Grandparents Day

• Marian McQuade

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1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold
medal in the all-round gymnastics competition.

• Mary Lou Retton

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In 1982, he was elected vice president of the
UMWA, and became the organizations president in
1995.

• Cecil Roberts

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One of her novels, O Beulah Land, describes the
social, political, and economic background of the
early settlers struggle to civilize West
Virginia after the American Revolution. 

• Mary Lee Settle

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became the first African American member of the
board of directors at General Motors Company.

• Leon Sullivan

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served as secretary of state under President
Jimmy Carter

• Cyrus Vance

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played professional basketball for the Los
Angeles Lakers for whom he served as general
manager at the end of his playing career

• Jerry West

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He became the first man to fly faster than the
speed of sound.

• Charles Yeager