A quick list (as defined by the Virginia Tourism Corporation) can be found
here:
http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=82
Might start the juices flowing in areas outside of politics.
Cheers,
--Eric
Eric D. M. Johnson
Proprietor
The Village Factsmith Historical Research & Consulting
http://www.factsmith.com/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James Hershman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: Great/Important Virginian
> Kevin,
>
> I spent time with Hill and S.W. Tucker when I was doing research in the
> early 1970s. They impressed me greatly, I wish that both of them could
> have been governors of Virginia. Thanks for your kind words and the
> answer is that I am going to get to work on an update of " A Rumbling in
> the Museum" just as soon as I can afford to cut my time back with the
> Government Affairs Institute at GU. Should be a year or so, can't wait,
> I've been wanting to write. I've done little bios of Almond, Boothe,
> Judge Bryan, Stuart Carter, and Ruth Charity for Brent Tarter's
> Dictionary of Va Biography.
> All Best,
> Jim Hershman
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>>Jim--
>>
>>This is great. So now for the $24,000 question: Is there a
>>good biography of him? And if not, when can I expect to read
>>yours!
>>
>>I don't want to sidetrack this discussion, so I will post my
>>followup question in a new thread.
>>
>>Best,
>>Kevin
>>
>>---- Original message ----
>>
>>
>>>Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:15:53 -0500
>>>From: James Hershman <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Subject: Re: Great/Important Virginian
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>Brent,
>>>
>>>You know I've always felt that Oliver W. Hill was the
>>>
>>>
>>greatest Virginian
>>
>>
>>>of the 20th century. His whole career of civil rights
>>>
>>>
>>advocacy, in law
>>
>>
>>>and politics, running from the 1930s to the 1990s is a great
>>>
>>>
>>record. He
>>
>>
>>>was 2nd in the law class to his better known classmate, Thurgood
>>>Marshall; led the school equalization campaign; served in
>>>
>>>
>>WWII; elected
>>
>>
>>>to the Richmond City Council in 1948; handled the Prince
>>>
>>>
>>Edward County
>>
>>
>>>School case; stood up in the face of Massive Resistance at a
>>>
>>>
>>time when
>>
>>
>>>all the forces of white Virginia were arrayed against him.
>>>
>>>
>>For his
>>
>>
>>>courage, for his choice of staying to fight in Virginia when
>>>
>>>
>>the path of
>>
>>
>>>least resistance said go to a northern city, for what he
>>>
>>>
>>stood for and
>>
>>
>>>what he accomplished in helping free Virginia from the hold
>>>
>>>
>>of the
>>
>>
>>>racial caste system, Hill deserves all the honors and thanks
>>>
>>>
>>a grateful
>>
>>
>>>commonwealth could bestow. So, that's my pick.
>>>
>>>Jim Hershman
>>>
>>>
>>Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D.
>>Department of History
>>James Madison University
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