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Brigadier General Gwen Bingham was the first woman to serve as quartermaster general of the United States Army.

Prince George County

Xavier R. Richardson is a fervent advocate for underprivileged youth.

Fredericksburg

Activist Nannie Berger Hairston strives to make her community a better place.

Christiansburg

Early in the twentieth century, Robert Russa Moton was one of the foremost African American educators in the United States.

Hampton

A nationally celebrated Baptist minister, Wyatt Tee Walker was a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement.

Petersburg

Peter Jacob Carter rose from slavery to be an influential member of the General Assembly and sought-after political speaker during the 1870s and 1880s.

Northampton County

Born into slavery, Jennie Serepta Dean founded a school at a time when segregation limited educational opportunities for African American students.

Manassas

The first orthopedic surgeon to fly into space, Robert L. Satcher's mission aboard the space shuttle Atlantis included spacewalks to repair robotic arms on the International Space Station.

Hampton

A leader in the political, cultural, and civic life of Alexandria, William Darnell “Bill” Euille became the first African American elected mayor of the city.

Alexandria

James Randolph Spencer is the first African American federal judge appointed from Virginia.

Richmond