Chapter 20 Important People. An internationally known artist, his ambition was to paint cowboys, Indians, and frontier scenes. William Robinson Leigh.
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Chapter 20 Important People
An internationally known artist, his ambition was
to paint cowboys, Indians, and frontier
scenes.
William Robinson
Leigh
famous photographer
Francis Benjamin Johnston
opened a drive-in that became the national
Shoneys, and Big Boy’s chain of restaurants.
Alex Shoenbaum
was a U.S. senator who was instrumental in
securing the vote for 18 year olds.
Jennings Randolph
most famous book is The Good Earth, for which she won the Pulitzer
Prize in 1932.
Pearl Buck
was born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. in North Carolina. He has held
powerful positions as chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee and majority leader.
Robert C. Byrd
During the Civil War, Delany was appointed a
major, the first black field officer of high rank.
Martin R. Delany
In 2001, he was promoted to a four-star general,
making him the second highest ranking officer in the U.S. Air Force.
General Robert H.
Foglesong
At Harvard, he was chairman of the Afro-
American Studies Department.
Henry Louis
Gates, Jr.
is an internationally recognized author, and his books include
three about growing up in Coalwood. These books are
Rocket Boys, A Memoir; The Coalwood Way; and Sky of
Stone.
Homer Hickam, Jr.
founder of Mother’s Day
Anna M. Jarvis
his most memorable role was as Barney Fife, in the television series “The Andy Griffith Show”.
Don Knotts
In 1989 and 1990, she was named country music’s Female Vocalist of the
Year.
Kathy Mattea
founder of Grandparent’s Day
Marian McQuade
1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the all-round gymnastics competition.
Mary Lou Retton
In 1982, he was elected vice president of the
UMWA, and became the organization’s
president in 1995.
Cecil Roberts
One of her novels, O Beulah Land, describes the social, political, and economic background of the early settlers’ struggle to
civilize West Virginia after the American Revolution.
Mary Lee Settle
became the first African American member of the board of directors at General Motors Company.
Leon Sullivan
served as secretary of state under President
Jimmy Carter
Cyrus Vance
played professional basketball for the Los
Angeles Lakers for whom he served as general manager at
the end of his playing career
Jerry West
He became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Charles Yeager
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