Viola Hudson

Helped bring justice and equal access to public services and utilities for Black families in the Falls Church community.

Helped get mail service, streetlights, road improvements, electricity, and sewers in the Black community.

Wrote her first letters advocating for these services at the age of 12.

Worked for the U.S. government and also as a practical nurse.

Served as secretary of the Senior Usher Board; supervisor of Juvenile Lodge 1647; a Cub Scout den mother for six years; and remained active in her church.

Organized the first girl scout troop for Black girls in Falls Church after the only troop in the area refused to let her daughter join. She later served on the Northern Virginia Girl Scout Council’s Board of Directors.