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WorksheetsVS 9c Byrd, AShe, Wilder, Walker, Hill, Holton
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
This picture of Arthur Ashe with the President of the US. What was Arthur Ashe famous for?
Football
Basketball
Golf
Tennis
Who led the Massive Resistance movement, trying to keep schools from integrating?
Harry Byrd
Arthur Ashe
L. Douglas Wilder
Maggie Walker
Who was the first African American Bank President
Harry Byrd
Oliver Hill
L. Douglas Wilder
Maggie Walker
Which Virginian is known for his "pay as you go" policy for road improvements?
Harry Byrd
Linwood Holton
Oliver Hill
Arthur Ashe
Who was the civil rights lawyer who fought to end Jim Crow Laws?
Oliver Hill
Linwood Holton
Arthur Ashe
Harry Byrd
As Governor, This Virginian hired or appointed more African Americans to VA Government Jobs.
Oliver Hill
Linwood Holton
Harry Byrd
Maggie Walker
This Governor of Virginia MODERNIZED the VA State Government.
Harry Byrd
Arthur Ashe
Maggie Walker
Douglas Wilder
This Lawyer was on the Brown vs. The Board of Education Case.
Oliver Hill
Linwood Holton
Maggie Walker
Harry Byrd
First woman Bank President was ________________?
Oliver Hill
Arthur Ashe
L. Douglas Wilder
Maggie Walker
This Virginia Governor was the FIRST EVER African American Governor in the USA?
L. Douglas Wilder
Linwood Holton
Harry Byrd
Arthur Ashe
This famous Virginian was an author (writer) and an eloquent spokesperson for social change?
Harry Byrd
Arthur Ashe
Maggie Walker
L. Douglas Wilder
Choose all the Virginians that fought for Civil Rights (3)
Linwood Holton
Arthur Ashe
Harry Byrd
Oliver Hill
This was the first African American to win the US Open and Wimbledon in tennis.
Harry Byrd
L. Douglas Wilder
Arthur Ashe
Linwood Holton
What was the result of the Massive Resistance?
Schools got more money
Schools got less money
They began to build more schools
Schools Closed
African Americans fought for Civil Rights after what event in history?
World War I
World War II
Revolutionary War
Civil War
