Key People
New SOL Famous Virginians
Oliver Hill (1907-2007)
Richmond's first African American city councilman
in the twentieth century. From 1940 to 1961 he led
the Virginia legal team of the NAACP, including
work on the 1954 case that resulted in a ban on
legally mandated segregated schools.
Linwood Holton Jr.
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Was governor of VA who promoted
more African Americans & women
to positions in state government
than any previous governor.
George C. Marshall
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Was a military leader who created
an economic plan to ensure world
peace. He lived here in Leesburg.