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- Collection: Contemporary United States
Jacques Mushagasha
A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jacques Mushagasha is the founder and current president of the Alliance for Good Government and Peace in Africa in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg
Jamelle Smith Wilson
Jamelle Smith Wilson is the first woman and first African American to lead the Hanover County Public School Division.
Hanover County
James "Plunky" Branch
For decades, multi-talented saxophonist and bandleader James “Plunky” Branch has promoted the cultural importance of music at home and abroad.
Richmond
James Farmer
As director of the Congress of Racial Equality and as initiator of the Freedom Rides, James Farmer played a critical role in the national civil rights movement.
Spotsylvania County
James Randolph Spencer
James Randolph Spencer is the first African American federal judge appointed from Virginia.
Richmond
Jessie Manfield Rattley
A tireless business leader and civic activist, Jessie M. Rattley was the first woman and first African American to serve as mayor of Newport News.
Newport News
JoAnn Dellas Falletta
A dynamic and compelling conductor, JoAnn Falletta is an advocate for contemporary music.
Norfolk
Joann Hess Grayson
A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.
Harrisonburg
John Cephas
John Cephas has become a world ambassador representing the Virginia Piedmont Blues tradition.
Caroline County
Jose Francisco Garcia
A native of El Salvador,Jose Francisco Garciais currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech's Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Eastern Shore