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Who is Maggie L. Walker?
- First African American women to set up a bank
- Became a bank president
- Supported equal rights for women
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What is segregation?
The separation of people, usually based on race or religion.
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What happened in the 1920s?
- US constitution gave women the right to vote
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Who was Barbara Johns?
16 year old high school junior who led a strike against segregation
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Who is Douglas Wilder?
- First African American governor to be elected in US when he became governor of VA
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Who is Harry F. Byrd?
- Governor of VA
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What is DEsegregation?
Legal END of racial segregation
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What happened in the 1930s that was so depressing?
- The Great Depression was a hard time for many Virginians
-They lost their jobs, farms, homes, and businesses
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What is Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward?
Hint:
1 out of the 5 cases reviewed by US Supreme Court
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How did agriculture change during the 20th century and beyond? (Name 2 reasons)
1. tractors and improved transportation changed farming
2. Low crop prices
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Who is Oliver W. Hill?
- Lawyer & civil rights leader
- Worked for equal rights for African Americans
- Key role Brown V. Board of Education decision
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What is integration?
Full equality in the use of public facilities and services for people of all races
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What happened in the 1930s that helped people?
The New Deal programs provided jobs and helped people in hard times
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What happened in Brown v. Board of Education?
The US Supreme Court ruled that separation in public schools was unconstitutional (illegal)
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Part 1: How did VA cities grow? (Name 2)
1. People moved from rural (farm) to urban (city) for more opportunities
2. Roads, railroads, and cars helped cities grow
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Who is Arthur R. Ashe?
- First African American winner of men's tennis
-Author & spokesperson for social change
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What was the Great Depression of 1930?
- Period of harsh economic times worldwide
-Many Virginians lost their job, farms, homes, and businesses
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What happened in 1951?
Barbara Johns led a student strike against segregation
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What was the Massive Resistance, and who led it?
- Massive resistance: They did not want public schools to desegregate.
- led by Harry Byrd
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Part 2: How did VA cities grow? (Name 2)
- Coal mining increased growth
-Northern VA grew because an increased number of federal government jobs in the area
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Who is Linwood Holton?
- Governor of VA
- Promoted racial equality
-Appointed more African Americans & women to government positions
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What is the New Deal?
- programs to provide employment and ease hardships
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What happened in 1954?
Supreme Court made a ruling that ordered ALL public schools to DEsegregate
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True or False?
The Massive Resistance eventually FAILED, and Virginia's public schools were FINALLY integrated.
TRUE!
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1. What helped Northern VA and Coastal Plain Grow?
2. T or F: VA's population DECREASED in diversity as people moved OUT of the state to other countries.
1. computer technology
2. FALSE!