J South,

I will file your email along with the other posts of suggestions for more 
Famous Americans. You, of course, did not list all the people who have links 
on my Famous Virginians page, just those who are not white. Then you present 
a list of all white men.

Are you of the opinion that only the efforts of white men should be honored 
in history and listed as "famous" residents for their state? Many of those 
you quibble over are listed in the SOLs for student by Virginia students. 
None of those you listed are. Some of those you quibble over were 
instrumental in overturning unjust laws just as the colonies overturned the 
unjust laws of the British who ruled the colonies. How you can take pride in 
those whose names are connected with liberty in 1776, yet disdain the names 
of those connected with liberty in the 19th and 20th century does not make 
sense.

Just out of curiousity, what great things did John Tyler accomplish?

Anne

Anne Pemberton
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