African American Heroes and Leaders of York's History

Who was the York County business owner that was the main conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• William Goodridge

• Samuel Berry

• Henry C. Orr

• Voni Grimes

Who was the Shrewsbury Underground Railroad helper who bought the freedom of his wife and daughter?

• Samuel Berry

• Voni Grimes

• W. Russell Chapman

• David Orr

Who was the York poet that became a regular contributor to Frederick Douglass' Liberator paper?

• Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

• Amanda Berry Smith

• Helen Thackston

• Ophelia Chambliss

What York Underground Railroad helper traveled the globe as a missionary and created a Chicago orphanage?

• Amanda Berry Smith

• Helen Thackston

• Ophelia Chambliss

• Ella Robinson

What York High graduate went onto become a prestigious doctor and the President of the National Medical Association?

• George Bowles

• Henry C. Orr

• W. Russell Chapman

• Leon Gilbert

Who was the York Reverend that marched with Dr. Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Era?

• Leslie Lawson

• Thomas Montouth

• W. Russell Chapman

• Voni Grimes

Who was the York County funeral director that would help anyone gain a respectful burial for a loved one even if they could not afford to pay full cost?

• W. Russell Chapman

• Henry C. Orr

• David M. Orr

• Leon Gilbert

What Levittown resident was bullied into leaving town and eventually settled in Dallastown?

• Daisy Myers

• Ophelia Chambliss

• Carol Hill Evans

• Helen Thackston

Who was the recently-deceased and well-loved Yorker who was Bamberg move-in, World War II Veteran, and Penn State York administrator that created a legal fund for the underprivileged?

• Voni Grimes

• Henry C. Orr

• Tim Warfield

• James Smallwood

Who is the 6-time Special Olympics gold medalist who won an ESPY, finished 26 marathons, and travels around today to speak out in support of those with special needs?

• Loretta Claiborne

• Ella Robinson

• Helen Thackston

• Kim Bracey