VS.9 Important People

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Who led the Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools?

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Harry F. Byrd

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I was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States.

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L. Douglas Wilder

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Oliver W. Hill is best known for his work with

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the Brown v Board of Education court case

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Who was the first African American to win a major men's tennis tournament?

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Arthur Ashe

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Who was the lawyer who assisted in the Brown v Board of Education court case?

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Oliver W. Hill

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Who was a spokesperson for social change after he experienced segregation on the tennis courts in Richmond?

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Arthur Ashe

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Who helped modernize Virginia state government while he was Governor of Virginia?

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Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

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Who was the first African American woman to be a bank president?

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Maggie L. Walker

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Who of the following was not governor of Virginia? Options: Linwood Holton, Arthur Ashe, L. Douglas Wilder, Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

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Arthur Ashe

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Who is known for starting a "Pay as You Go" policy for road improvement?

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Harry F. Byrd