Famous People

2. ______ was the capital of the Confederacy. It fell to General Ulysses S. Grant and was burned by the Confederacy near the end of the war. Fires were set by retreating Confederate forces to keep war supplies from approaching Union forces.
3. ______ Johns, a 16-year-old high school junior in Farmville, Virginia, led a student strike against segregation in 1951.
5. A.______ Holton, Jr., as governor of Virginia, promoted racial equality and appointed more African Americans and women to positions in state government than previous governors had.
6. ______ Barton, a Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross.
8. ______ L. Walker was the first African American woman in the United States to establish a bank and become a bank president. She also supported equal rights for women.
9. ______ W. Hill, Sr., a lawyer and civil rights leader, worked for equal rights of African Americans. He played a key role in the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

1. L. ______ Wilder, as governor of Virginia, was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States.
2. ______ E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
4. ______ R. Ashe, Jr., was the first African American winner of a major men’s tennis singles championship. He was also an author and eloquent spokesperson for social change.
6. ______ War ended at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865.
7. ______ F. Byrd, Sr., as governor of Virginia, was known for a “pay-as-you-go” policy for road improvements, and he modernized Virginia state government. He also led the Massive Resistance movement against the desegregation of public schools.