Famous Virginians

Oliver W. Hill, Sr was.....

• First African American to win US Tennis Open

• Helped battle for equality in the

  schools by helping black teachers in Norfolk, Virginia, who were paid less than

  whites, gain equal paychecks. On the team for Brown v. Board of

  Education

• Governor of Virginia in

  1970, worked hard to promote racial equality. Appointed more African American Virginians and

  more women (both white and black) to government positions

• First Elected

  African American Governor

African American men fought during the Civil War. 

• True
• False

(2016)How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.

• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.

• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

(2017)What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

• To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

• To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation

• To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

• To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

Maggie L Walker was the first to...

• First Black Woman to be President of a Bank – She founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903, giving Black people access to loans, homeownership, and financial independence at a time when most banks discriminated against them.

• modernized the state’s government. Built

  roads and highways for the growing numbers of

  trucks and cars, but made sure the state did not

  borrow money to build those roads. Instead,

  insisted on a “pay-as-you-go” policy. Wanted to Protect segregation

• First African American to win the US open

• Battled for equality in the

  schools by helping black teachers in Norfolk, Virginia, who were paid less than

  whites, gain equal paycheck. Helped win Brown v. Board of

  Education

(2021) What did the federal government do to address the social injustice shown in this photgraph?

• Enforced the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision protecting First Amendment rights

• Established the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to promote voting rights

• Passed civil rights legislation banning segregation in public places

• Issued an executive order prohibiting limits on interstate migration

This confrontation centered around —

• disagreement over the use of taxes in public education

• the denial of the First and Second Amendment

• resistance to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling

How did famous Virginians promote social change?

• Advocacy & Activism, Education & Awareness, Media & Art and Community Organizing

• Voting & Elections, Legislation & Policy Advocacy, Civil Disobedience, and Court Cases

• Boycotts & Strikes, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Labor Unions and Investment & Philanthropy

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ended the Civil War

• It declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free

• It granted women the right to vote

• It established the U.S. Constitution

How did famous Virginians promote political change?

• Advocacy & Activism, Education & Awareness, Media & Art and Community Organizing

• Voting & Elections, Legislation & Policy Advocacy, Civil Disobedience, and Court Cases

• Boycotts & Strikes, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Labor Unions and Investment & Philanthropy