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Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott endured racism on and off the track to become the first African American to win at the highest level of stock car racing.
Danville
Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks's cells, known in the medical world as HeLa cells, were the first human cells to be grown successfully outside the body for more than a short time.
Clover
Robert Walter Johnson
Robert Walter Johnson was a driving force behind the integration of the sport of tennis.
Lynchburg
Henry Marsh III
Throughout his law career and the public offices he has held, Henry L. Marsh has committed his life to bringing equal rights and opportunities to African Americans.
Richmond
Florence Farley
Florence Saunders Farley has fought against racism and bias to open doors in science and politics for African American women in Virginia.
Roanoke and Petersburg
Dorothy Hamm
Through legal and political actions, civil rights activist Dorothy Bigelow Hamm fought for African American equality.
Caroline and Arlington Counties
Joseph Thomas Newsome
A leading figure in Newport News, Joseph Thomas Newsome struggled to bring education and voting rights to the African American community.
Newport News
Edna Lewis
Edna Lewis created nationwide interest in southern cuisine and demonstrated that food could be more than just nourishment, but also a celebration of life.
Orange County
John Cephas
John Cephas has become a world ambassador representing the Virginia Piedmont Blues tradition.
Caroline County
Oliver White Hill
Oliver White Hill served as counsel in the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954.
Richmond