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The first African American elected mayor of Fredericksburg, Reverend Lawrence A. Davies has devoted his life to serving his community.

Fredericksburg

Fannie W. Fitzgerald pioneered the integration of Prince William County Schools amid her 35-year career as an educator in Virginia schools.

Prince William County

The first African-American woman to serve as mayor of Harrisonburg, Deanna Reed also mentors community youth through leadership programs she has established.

Harrisonburg

A revered civic leader and successful businessman, William T. Stone was the first African-American judge in Williamsburg.

Williamsburg

Throughout his career as a Baptist minister, Reverend Andrew J. White Sr. has championed education, health care, and community service.

Petersburg

Kwame Alexander believes in the power of poetry to engage young readers in language and literature.

Fairfax County

A pioneer in mathematics, Gladys B. West was an instrumental hidden figure in the development of the modern Global Positioning System.

King George County

A prosperous woman during the earliest years of the Virginia colony, Temperance Flowerdew Yeardley took steps to maintain control of her financial affairs after her husband's death.

Jamestown

Mary A. Marshall advocated public education and equal rights as a member of the General Assembly for more than twenty years.

Arlington

Acclaimed novelist and writer Barbara Kingsolver addresses issues of social justice, the environment, and human rights through her fiction and nonfiction.

Washington County