Famous Virginians Part 2

Famous Virginians Part 2

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Jennifer Robinson

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4th - 5th Grade

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1.

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Harry F. Byrd was governor of VA in 1926. Which century was this?

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Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader who worked for equal rights for African Americans and played a key role in the Brown V. Board of Education decision?

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Who was a Virginia governor who was known for a “Pay as You Go” policy for road improvements and he modernized Virginia state government and led a massive resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools?

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Who was a Virginia governor who promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors?

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Brown vs. Board of Education made segregation illegal in 1954. Which century was this?

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Massive Resistance Movement in VA started in 1956. This movement was against desegregation. Which century was this?

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The southern movement resisting school integration after Brown v. Board of Education ruling was called -

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This legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal" was called -

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This case overruled the "separate but equal" doctrine was called -

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A. Linwood Holton was governor of VA in 1970. Which century was this?

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