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Robert Russa Moton
Early in the twentieth century, Robert Russa Moton was one of the foremost African American educators in the United States.
Hampton
Charles Spurgeon Johnson
Charles Spurgeon Johnson battled racism early in the twentieth century as a preeminent sociologist, author, educator, and college president.
Bristol
Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell
Educator and organization leader Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell is an advocate for teachers and students in the United States and around the world.
Lynchburg
Mamie Evelyn Locke
Mamie Evelyn Locke was the first African-American woman elected mayor of Hampton and the third African-American woman elected to the Senate of Virginia.
Hampton
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
Sarah A. Gray
A teacher and principal for more than thirty years, Sarah A. Gray had a profound influence on the education of African Americans in Alexandria.
Alexandria
Jennie Dean
Born enslaved, Jennie Dean founded a school for African Americans in Manassas.
Manassas
Rosa Dixon Bowser
Social reformer Rosa Dixon Bowser was an advocate for civil rights and educational opportunities for African Americans.
Richmond
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett devoted her life to providing needed medical care, shelter, education, and training to unmarried mothers and their children.
Henrico County
Mary Julia Baldwin
For thirty-four years Mary Julia Baldwin was principal of the seminary that later became Mary Baldwin University.
Staunton