Complex sentence: Early was the only Confederate general to attack Washington, D.C. Fomer slave and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, was also born in Franklin County and former New York Mets catcher, Ron Hodges, is a native of Rocky Mount.
Split into simpler sentences: Early was the only Confederate general to attack Washington, D.C. Fomer slave and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, was also born in Franklin County. Former New York Mets catcher, Ron Hodges, is a native of Rocky Mount.