Virginia Changemakers
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When elected to the House of Delegates in 1927, Nancy "Vinnie" Caldwell became one of the earliest women to serve in the Virginia General Assembly.
Carroll County

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Jamelle Smith Wilson is the first woman and first African American to lead the Hanover County Public School Division.
Hanover County

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Hall of Fame basketball player Alonzo Mourning Jr. is a champion of charitable causes and persevered against kidney disease.
Chesapeake

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An astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Beth A. Brown worked to inspire women and minorities to pursue careers in science.
Roanoke

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Brigadier General Sheila Baxter was the first female and the second African-American brigadier general in the Army Medical Service Corps.
Franklin

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Born into slavery, Lott Cary purchased his own freedom and became an early leader in the new West African colony of Liberia.
Charles City County

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For his bravery during battle in the American Civil War, Sergeant William H. Carney was the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Norfolk

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Earl Lloyd was the first African American to play in the NBA and the league’s first African-American assistant coach.
Alexandria

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For decades, multi-talented saxophonist and bandleader James “Plunky” Branch has promoted the cultural importance of music at home and abroad.
Richmond

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An accomplished artist and musician, Christine Herter Kendall cofounded the Garth Newel Music Center in Bath County.
Bath County
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