Famous Virginians
Who was the governor of VA and promoted racial equality and appointed more African American and women to positions in state government?
A Linwood Holton Jr.
What court case made separate but equal unconstitutional and made school desegregate?
Brown v Board of Education
country
The federal government established ___________ programs to provide employment. It also allowed the government to take a bigger role in the daily lives of Virginians.
The New Deal
Who was the governor of VA and the first African American to be elected to become state governor in the U.S?
Who was the first African American winner of the major men's tennis championship?
Arthur Ashe
What court case in VA was apart of the Brown v Board of Education court case and who was the lawyer?
Davis v County School Board of Prince Edward County
Oliver Hill
An urban area is located in the _________
City
The seperation of people based on their race or religion.
Segregation
Crop Prices during this time were.....
low
Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader and played a key role in Brown vs Board of Education?
Who was the 16 year old high school jr from Farmville that led the student strike?
Barbara Johns
What spurred the growth in Northern VA and Northern VA and the Coastal Plain Tidewater Region during the 20th century?
Federal Jobs and Computer Technology
Legal end of segregation
Desegregation
Fill in the blank:
The Great Depression was a period of __________ economic conditions worldwide during the 1930s where many Virginians lost their jobs, farms, homes, and businesses.
Great Depression
Who was the first African American woman in the US to establish a bank, become bank president, and supported equal rights for women?
Maggie L Walker
As a result of the Civil Rights movement, laws were passed that made racial discrimination _________.
Illegal
What type of industry spurred growth in VA?
Coal Mining
Full equality of people of all races in the use of public facilities and services
Integration
What year did women gain the right to vote?
1920
Who modernized VA state government, came up with the Pay-As-You-Go policy, and led the Massive Resistance Movement?
Harry F Byrd
Virginia's government (Harry F Byrd) established a policy of _______ ______________ which fought to resist the desegregation of schools and caused schools to close.
Massive Resistance
What type of technological developments in transportation helped the cities to grow?
Roads, Railroads, and Street Cars
What changed farming in the way of improvements in transportation?
Mechanization
What court case made separate but equal CONSTITUTIONAL?
Plessy v Ferguson