VS.9 Famous Virginians

Who is this person?

• Maggie L. Walker

• Harriet Tubman

• Ruby Bridges

• Eleanor Roosevelt

Who is this person?

• Arthur Ashe

• Oliver Hill

• Harry Byrd

• Douglas Wilder

Who is this person?

• Linwood Holton

• Douglas Wilder

• Harry Byrd

• Oliver Hill

Who is this person?

• Douglas Wilder

• Arthur Ashe

• Linwood Holton

• Oliver Hill

Who is this person?

• Linwood Holton

• Douglas Wilder

• Harry Byrd

• Oliver Hill

Who is this person?

• Arthur Ashe

• Douglas Wilder

• Harry Byrd

• Oliver Hill

Why is this person famous?

• first female to establish a bank and become bank president and also supported equal rights for women

• lawyer and civil rights leader

• first African American winner of a major tennis singles championship

• governor of Virginia, known for "pay-as-you-go" policy for road improvements

Why is this person famous?

• lawyer and civil rights leader

• governor of Virginia, known for "pay-as-you-go" policy for road improvements

• first African American to be elected a state governor in the US

• governor of Virginia, promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government

Why is this person famous?

• author and spokesperson for social change

• promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors

• key role in Brown v. Board of Education

• known for modernizing Virginia state government

True/False. Douglas Wilder was the first African American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship.

• True

• False