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Famous 20th and 21st Century Virginians
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Maggie L. Walker
  • Maggie L. Walker was the first African American
    woman to become president of a bank in the United
    States.
  • She was also the first woman to become president
    of a bank in the U.S.

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Woodrow Wilson andGeorge C. Marshall
  • Two famous Virginians, Woodrow Wilson and George
    C. Marshall, were important figures and
    international leaders.

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Woodrow Wilson
  • Woodrow Wilson was a 20th Century U.S. President
    who wrote a plan for world peace.

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George C. Marshall
  • George C. Marshall was a military leader who
    created an economic plan to ensure world peace.

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Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
  • As governor of Virginia, he was known for a Pay
    As You Go policy for road improvements.
  • He is also credited for modernizing Virginias
    state government.
  • He later became a U.S. Senator from Virginia.

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Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
  • Oliver W. Hill, Sr., was a lawyer and civil
    rights leader who worked for equal rights of
    African Americans. He played a key role in the
    Brown v. Board of Education decision.

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Linwood Holton, Jr.
  • Linwood Holton, Jr., as governor of Virginia,
    promoted racial equality and appointed more
    African Americans and women to positions in state
    government than previous governors.

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Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
  • Arthur R. Ashe, Jr., was the first African
    American winner of a major mens tennis singles
    championship.
  • He was also an author and eloquent spokesperson
    for social change.

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L. Douglas Wilder
  • Former governor of Virginia.
  • He was the first African American to be elected a
    state governor in the United States.
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