VS.9 Important People

Who is known for starting a "Pay as You Go" policy for road improvement?

• Oliver W. Hill
• Harry F. Byrd
• Arthur R. Ashe 
• A. Linwood Holton

Who helped modernize Virginia state government while he was Governor of Virginia?

• Oliver W. Hill
• A. Linwood Holton
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
• Arthur Ashe

What did Barbara Johns do?

• Led Virginia's policy of Massive Resistance

• Led a strike to oppose segregation in schools

• Led a revolt in 1860

• Led a protest to encourage world peace

Who of the following was not governor of Virginia?

• A. Linwood Holton
• Arthur Ashe
• L. Douglas Wilder
• Harry F. Byrd, Sr.

The massive resistance was created because...

• people wanted everyone to be equal
• people wanted everyone to attend the same schools
• people did not want everyone to attend the same schools
• the name was cool. 

Who was a spokesperson for social change after he experienced segregation on the tennis courts in Richmond?

• A. Linwood Holton
• Robert E. Lee
• Arthur Ashe
• Oliver W. Hill

Who was the lawyer who assisted in the Brown v Board of Education court case?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Oliver W. Hill
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• A. Linwood Holton

Who was the first African American to win a major men's tennis tournament?

• Oliver W. Hill
• L. Douglas Wilder
• James Lafayette
• Arthur Ashe

Which Virginia governor promoted racial equality by appointing African Americans and women to state government positions?

• A. Linwood Holton
• Harry F. Byrd
• L. Douglas Wilder
• Oliver W. Hill

Which African America lawyer played a key role in the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision?

• Oliver W. Hill
• Arthur Ashe Jr.
• Harry F. Byrd
• A. Linwood Holton