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71 Cards in this Set
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In the year 2001, who became the first African-American Secretary of State? |
Colin Powell |
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What did the 15th amendment to the constitution do? |
Granted suffrage rights(voting) to African-American men. |
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Name the organization whose slogan is "A mind is a terrible thing to waste" |
The United negro college fund |
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Name the athlete who defied Hitler's theory of Black inferiority by winning four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics? |
Jesse Owens in 1936 |
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What famous educator and social reformer wrote "up from slavery"? |
Booker T. Washington |
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Who was the first African-American U.S. Senator? |
Hiriam R. Revels |
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What United States president signed the Executive order 9981 which ended racial discrimination in the armed forces? |
Harry Truman in 1948 |
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Who was the first African-American to sing a leading role with the metropolitan opera company in New York? |
Marian Anderson in 1955 |
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What is the oldest historically Black institution of higher learning? |
Pennsylvania university founded in 1832 |
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Who first taught the principle "Black is Beautiful"? |
Malcolm X |
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Name the Black mathematician who was a surveyor on the team that planned the District of Columbia. |
Benjamin Banneker in 1790 |
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What important botanist became known as "the peanut man"? |
George Washington carver |
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What genetic disease is commonly found among people of African Descent? |
Sickle cell anemia |
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Name the scientist whose research led to an efficient method of storing large quantities of blood plasma in "Blood Banks". |
Charles Drew in the 1930s |
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Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States? |
13th Amendment |
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Who threatened President Franklin Roosevelt with a march on Washington of 50,000 Negroes to protest unfair employment practices? |
Phillip Randolph in 1941 |
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Who invented a vertical spring that makes it possible for cars to have convertible tops? |
James A Jones in 1919 |
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What African American scientist's inventions allowed for food to be transported long distances? |
Frederick M Jones |
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Who was president of the U.S. when congress passed the Civil Rights act of 1964? |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Which Pro basketball player was the first to score 3,000 points? |
Wilt Chamberlain |
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Who became the first African American security adviser in 2001? |
Consolezza Rice |
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Which inventor received a patent for his shoe-lasting machine? |
Jan E. Matzeliger |
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What do we call Slave songs that combine African rhythms with Biblical scripture? |
Spirituals |
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What name was given to people who boldly spoke out against slavery? |
Abolitionists |
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What gold medal is awarded annually to an African for the highest achievement in his or her field of activity? |
Spingarn Medal |
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What colony did the first white organized antislavery protest take place? |
Pennsylvania |
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What were John H. Johnson's two Publications? |
Jet and Ebony |
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On December 1, 1965, who refused to give her bus seat to a white man? |
Rosa Parks |
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Who was the first black manager of a Major League Baseball team? |
Frank Robinson |
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What is the oldest predominantly black Greek sorority? |
Alpha Kappa Alpha founded in 1908 at Howard University |
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Who preformed the first success open heart surgery? |
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams |
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Who was the first African American male to make a bid for US Presidency? |
Jesse Jackson |
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Name the distinguished gospel singer who preformed at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961? |
Mahalia Jackson |
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Who was the first Black rear admiral? |
Samuel L. Gravely |
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What literary figure came to be called the "poet laureate" of the Negro Race? |
Langston Hughes |
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Who was the first African American to command a space shuttle mission? |
Frederick D. Gregory |
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What 19th century inventor and to be known as "the black Edison" for his work in electrical engineering? |
Granville T. Woods |
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The oldest African American holiday began in Texas, what is it called? |
Juneteenth |
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Who was the youngest golfer to win golf's grand slam? |
Tiger Woods |
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Who was elected the first black mayor of New York City? |
David Dinkins |
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Name the NAACP field secretary who was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Mississippi? |
Medgar Evers |
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Which major river is often referred to as "The mother of African Civilization"? |
Nile River |
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Name the 1976 Nobel that traced the history of a black American family to its early African origins. |
Roots by Alex Haley |
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She led so many slaves to freedom that she came to be known as "The Moses of her people" what was her name? |
Harriet Tubman |
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What agricultural crop did enslaved Africans teach their American owners to grow? |
Rice |
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Who was known as "the Father of Ragtime"? |
Scott Joplin |
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Who was the first African American Supreme Court judge? |
Thurgood Marshall |
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Who was the first black female to become a millionaire? |
CJ Walker |
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Who was the first black female US senator? |
Carol Mosley Braun 1992 |
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Name the first major American city to be founded with a majorly population |
Los Angeles California |
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Who was the first black actor ever to win an Academy award for best actor? |
Sidney porter |
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What is the oldest institution of higher learning for black women? |
Spelman College in Atlanta Georgia |
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Who was the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated TV talk show? |
Oprah Winfrey |
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Popular singer is known as the queen of soul? |
Aretha Franklin |
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Name the white abolitionist who led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1958 |
John Brown |
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Who was the first winner of the Miss America pageant? |
Vanessa Williams |
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What was the name given to the escape system used by slaves to find safety in the north? |
The underground railroad |
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What holiday is celebrated from December 26 to January 1? |
Kwanzaa |
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Name the abolitionist in early feminist who's Ain't I a woman speech silenced hecklers at the national women's suffrage convention |
Sojourner Truth |
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Which president signed the law that made it illegal to import any more slaves into the United States? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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In 1904 this pioneer in education opened a small Florida school for black children that developed into a well-known college who was she? |
Mary Mccleod Bethune |
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What Supreme Court decision declared school segregation unconstitutional? |
Brown versus board of education in 1954 |
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1992 Dominique Dawes and Elizabeth Okino became the first black Americans to compete and what Olympic sports? |
Gymnastics |
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What popular stringed instrument did slaves bring to America? |
Banjo |
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Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world? |
Mike Tyson |
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Who was the inventor who won a series of patents for facilitating the tubrication of machinery? |
Elijah McCoy |
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Boxing great, Cassius Clay changed his name to this Islamic Name. |
Muhammad Ali |
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Who was the first colonist to be killed in the Boston massacre? |
Crispus Attucks |
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What is the name of America's best known showcase for black entertainers? |
The Apollo theater |
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What did the 14th amendment to the constitution do? |
Granted citizenship to former slaves |
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What city can you visit the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center? |
Atlanta Georgia |
