Contributions of VA Citizens
First African American male tennis player to win the men's single tennis championship who was also a spokesperson for social change.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Abolishment of racial segregation
What does desegregation mean?
Virginia Governor who promoted racial equality by appointing more African Americans and women to positions in state government than any previous ones.
Who is A. Linwood Holton Jr.
What areas of Virginia experienced growth due to advancements in computer technology?
What is Northern Virginia and Coastal Plain/Tidewater?
This Virginia senator was a leader in the Massive Resistance movement and developed the "Pay as You Go" policy.
Who is Harry F. Byrd?
Daily Double
Lawyer and Civil Rights leader who worked for Civil Rights and played a key role in Brown vs. the Board of Education court case.
Who is Oliver W. Hill?
Daily Double
The separation of races.
What is segregation?
These two jobs/industries spurred the growth of cities in Northern Virginia.
What is federal government jobs and computer technology?
Daily Double
What branch of the state government decides court cases about people accused of breaking the law and whether or not a law agrees with Virginia's constitution.
Judicial Branch
The first African American woman to be a bank president
Who was Maggie L. Walker?
A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations designed to help the country out during the Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
What industry spurred the growth of cities and towns in Southwest Virginia?
What is coal mining?
A person's right to be treated fairly and say and write what they want.
What are Civil Rights?
Daily Double
First African American to be elected as a state governor in the United States.
Who is L. Douglas Wilder?
What was the name of the court case about the integration of public schools in which Oliver W. Hill Sr. played a key role?
Brown vs. the Board of Education
During the 20th century Virginia change from being rural to being more _______________
What is urban?
Name two reasons that Virginia changed from a more agricultural society to a more urban one.
What is crop prices were low and technological advancements in machinery?
What is 1920?
The Governor heads this branch of the state government and makes sure that state laws are carried out.
Executive Branch
A 16 year old high school junior who led a protest in Farmville, VA against separate but unequal schools.
Who is Barbara Johns?
Period of harsh times in our country during the 1930's.
What is the Great Depression?
After World War II, African Americans demanded _____________ ______________________ and the recongnition of their rights as American citizens.
What is equal treatment?
Daily Double
Government policy that fought the integration of public schools.
What is Massive Resistance?
The General Assembly is which branch of the government that makes state laws and is divided into two parts - the Senate and the House of Delegates.
Legislative Branch