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John Mitchell Jr.
As editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell Jr., fought against racism and for African American advancement in politics, business, and education.
Richmond
John Jasper
An extraordinary orator who preached throughout the eastern United States, John Jasper in 1867 established Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, in Richmond.
Richmond
John Cephas
John Cephas has become a world ambassador representing the Virginia Piedmont Blues tradition.
Caroline County
John Arthur Stokes
As a student at Robert Russa Moton High School, John Stokes helped lead a strike by pupils to gain better education facilities, an act of defiance that contributed to the integration of public schools in the United States.
Prince Edward County
Joann Hess Grayson
A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.
Harrisonburg
JoAnn Dellas Falletta
A dynamic and compelling conductor, JoAnn Falletta is an advocate for contemporary music.
Norfolk
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
Jennie Serepta Dean
Born into slavery, Jennie Serepta Dean founded a school at a time when segregation limited educational opportunities for African American students.
Manassas
Jennie Dean
Born enslaved, Jennie Dean founded a school for African Americans in Manassas.
Manassas
Jean Miller Skipwith
Jean Miller Skipwith, Lady Skipwith, assembled one of the largest libraries owned by a Virginia woman early in the nineteenth century.
Mecklenburg County