James Branch Cabell was a Virginian author known for writing fantasy fiction, comedies, short stories, essays, as well as poetry

Crime author Patricia Cornwell Ms. Cornwell, a Miami Florida native, created the well known medical examiner Kay Scrapetta.

Based on a true story, Mary has been a slave to the Van Lew family in Richmond, VA. Bet Van Lew, the daughter and abolitionist, frees Mary and sends her to school in Philadelphia.