Viola Tyler Goings was an influential African American educator and civil rights activist born on August 24, 1921, in Newport News, Virginia. She dedicated her life to improving educational opportunities for African American students and was a prominent figure in the National Council of Negro Women. Goings played a significant role in the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP and worked tirelessly to promote equality in education. Her efforts contributed to the desegregation of schools in Virginia, making a lasting impact on the civil rights movement and the fight for educational equity in the United States.