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A physician, Isaac David Burrell operated the only pharmacy for African Americans in Roanoke for many years.

Roanoke

As founder of Rosemont Industries and as a Lutheran lay leader, Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver advocated strategies for improving educational and economic opportunities in southwestern Virginia.

Smyth County

Mary Jeffery Galt helped found the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Norfolk

Civic leader and educator Janie Porter Barrett worked to improve the lives of African American women.

Hampton and Hanover County

Taking a militant approach to the campaign for woman suffrage, Pauline Adams chose to go to prison for her political beliefs.

Norfolk

Virginia Estelle Randolph's innovative teaching techniques became the model for African American education throughout the South early in the twentieth century.

Henrico County

A leading figure in Newport News, Joseph Thomas Newsome struggled to bring education and voting rights to the African American community.

Newport News

A pioneering educator, Lucy Addison developed the first accredited high school for Roanoke's African American community.

Roanoke

Emily White Fleming preserved numerous Fredericksburg landmarks for future generations.

Fredericksburg

Often recognized as the country's first African American filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux established a film office in Roanoke, where he produced at least six silent movies.

Roanoke