Legacy: 4: History: 20th Century Virginia
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- After Reconstruction, VirginiaÂ’s cities began to __________.
- grow
- Plantation farming was no longer _______________.
- effective
- Virginians moved from rural to urban areas for better ______________ opportunities.
- employment
- The Freedman's Bureau helped newly freed slaves by:
- providing clothing, food, and housing.
- Since the end of World War II, Northern Virginia has grown because of the increases in the number of ________ jobs located around the Washington D. C. region.
- government
- Also, both Northern Virginia and the Tidewater region have grown due to _______ technology.
- computer
- Know that as a result of the ______________ _____________ Movement, laws were passed that made racial discrimination illegal.
- Civil Rights
- After World War II, __________________ demanded equal treatment and the recognition of their rights as American citizens.
- African Americans
- Harry Byrd led a _______ ________ against desegregation.
- Massive Resistance
- What is integration?
- equal use of public places by all races
- What is desegregation?
- ending racial segregation
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 (__________________) that “Separate but Equal” public schools were unconstitutional.
- Brown v. Board of Education
- Following this court case, all public schools, including those in Virginia, were ordered to _______________.
- integrate
- VirginiaÂ’s government established a policy of _____________, which fought the integration of public schools.
- Massive Resistance
- To avoid integration many public schools
- closed
- _____________ led a Massive Resistance Movement against the integration of public schools.
- Byrd
- _________ was the first African American woman to become a bank president in the United States. She was also the first woman to become a bank president.
- Walker
- _________, as governor, was known for a “Pay As You Go” policy for road improvements, and he modernized Virginia state government.
- Byrd
- __________ was the first African American winner of a major menÂ’s tennis singles championship. He was also an author and eloquent spokesperson for social change.
- Ashe
- ___________, former governor of Virginia, was the first African American to be elected a state governor in the United States.
- Wilder