How about Nat Turner.

Paul Finkelman

Bland Whitley wrote:

>In keeping with my suggestion for the 20th Century, I'll go off the
>political reservation and choose someone from the arts: Edgar Allen Poe.
>
>Bland Whitley
>Library of Virginia
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>Subject: Great/Important Virginians, 19th Century
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>Last week we had some interesting suggestions and comments about
>greatest or most important 20th century Virginians.
>
>This week, let's hear from folks about greatest or most important 19th
>century Virginians.
>
>NB: One of my colleagues suggested that I should phrase that, "greatest
>or most important 19th century Virginians not named Robert E. Lee."
>
>Brent Tarter
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