Virginia's Urban Shift!
What technological advancement helped cities grow in Virginia during the early 20th century?
What are roads, railroads, and streetcars?
What year was the U.S. Constitution amended to give women the right to vote?
What is 1920?
What U.S. Supreme Court case declared "separate but equal" public schools unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Who was the first African American woman in the U.S. to establish a bank and become a bank president?
Who is Maggie L. Walker?
What happened to agriculture in the early 20th century?
What is it began to change, with mechanization and transportation improvements?
What industry spurred the growth of Virginia cities in the early 20th century?
What is coal mining?
Who was the African American leader from Virginia who supported equal rights for women?
Who is Maggie L. Walker?
What policy did Virginia's government establish to resist the desegregation of public schools?
What is Massive Resistance?
Who was the governor of Virginia known for a "pay-as-you-go" policy for road improvements?
Who is Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?
What was a result of the change of agriculture within Virginia?
What is the growth of cities?
What region of Virginia saw growth due to federal government jobs?
What is Northern Virginia?
What was the period of harsh economic conditions worldwide during the 1930s?
What is the Great Depression?
Who led the student strike against segregation in Farmville, Virginia, in 1951?
Who is Barbara Johns?
Who was the lawyer and civil rights leader who played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Who is Oliver W. Hill, Sr.?
What was the effect of the Brown vs board of education ruling?
What is all public schools were ordered to desegregate.
What technological industry fueled growth in Northern Virginia and the Coastal Plain in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?
What is computer technology?
What did the federal government establish to provide employment and ease hardships during the Great Depression?
What are New Deal programs?
Who led the Massive Resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools?
Who is Harry F. Byrd, Sr.?
Who was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States?
Who is L. Douglas Wilder?
What happened to the massive resistance movement?
What is it failed?
What happened to Virginia’s population during the 20th century, regarding diversity?
What is it became increasingly diverse?
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th amendment?
What is the term for the legal end of racial segregation?
What is desegregation?
Who was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship?
Who is Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.?
What was a Major effect of the great depression on Virginia?
What is many people lost their jobs, farms, homes, and businesses?