Civil Rights
He gave the famous speech, "I have a Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was from Coalwood and later worked for NASA.
Who is Homer Hickam
Citizens who supported the British.
He stole the McCoy's pig and started a feud.
Who is Devil Anse Hatfield.
The first governor of WV.
Who was Arthur I. Boreman
She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Rosa Parks
He was an infamous abolitionist at Harpers Ferry.
Who was John Brown
A famous orator from VA who said, "No taxation without representation!"
Who was Patrick Henry.
The current governor of WV.
Who is James Conley Justice.
A former teacher who stood up for the miners.
Who is Mother Jones.
They finally got to enroll in Central High School when President Eisenhower called out the military.
The Little Rock Nine
She was a famous writer from Buckhannon, WV.
Who was Pearl Buck.
These colonists loved and supported their country.
Who are patriots.
This President granted WV statehood.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
This fort was built "quickly" by George Washington because the French were ready to fight.
What is Ft. Necessity.
He was 1/8 white, so he sat in the whites only section of the train in 1896 and was arrested.
Who is Homer Plessy
He hosts a game show and talk show today.
Who is Steve Harvey.
The British surrendered at this town.
What is Yorktown.
This Native American leader led the attack on Pt. Pleasant after his family was killed.
Who was Chief Cornstalk.
He was a slave preacher who led an uprising in a VA plantation.
Who was Nat Turner.
Originally from WV, this preacher gathered over 400 pastors in Philadelphia to boycott stores who wouldn't sell or hire blacks.
Who is Leon Sullivan
She was a Civil War spy from Marlington, WV
Who was Belle Boyd.
During the Revolutionary War, the colonies were ruled by this body of men.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress.
This Civil War general was present when John Brown was hanged.
Who is Robert E. Lee
The Shawnee took this woman and her two sons to a camp near Chillicothe, Ohio, where she finally escaped.
Who was Mary Ingles.