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30 Cards in this Set
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Who became the first Black American to hold the rank of Major during the Civil War? |
Martin Delany |
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This native of Thomasville, Georgia, became first African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy.
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Henry Flipper
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Who was the first African American four star general in US Military history?
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Daniel James, Jr.
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Name the African American who became the first to die in the American Revolution?
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Crispus Attucks
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To what position was Colin Powell appointed, making him the highest ranking military officer?
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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What was the name of the all Black regiment in the US Army who were the original members of the US 10th Cavalry Regiment in Fort Leavenworth, TN?
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The Buffalo Soldiers
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During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass served as an advisor to what US President?
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Abraham Lincoln
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In what year did the U.S. Navy commission its first group of African American officers?
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1944
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Coleman Young and Thomas Bradley were elected mayors of what cities in 1973?
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Young-Detroit, MI; Bradley – Los Ángeles, CA
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Who was elected the first African American Governor and what state was he elected?
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L. Douglas Wilder Virginia
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Who was the first African American appointed to the US Supreme Court?
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Thurgood Marshall
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Blanche K. Bruce went on to become the first Black elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate. Who elected him?
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The Mississippi Legislature
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For what state did Barbara Jordan serve as state senator and congress woman?
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Texas
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Who is the first female to become a candidate for President of the United Sates and the first black woman to serve in the U.S. Congress?
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Shirley Chisolm
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Who was the first African American woman to become Mayor of a major city, Washington, D.C.?
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Sharon Pratt Kelly
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Who was the first Black to serve as chairman of a major political party and the first Black Secretary of Commerce?
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Ronald Brown
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What 1896 U.S. Supreme Court Case upheld racial segregation in its “separate but equal” doctrine?
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Who became Atlanta’s youngest and first Black Mayor in 1974?
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Maynard Jackson
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P.B.S. Pinchback became the first appointed Black governor and lieutenant governor in U.S. History. He also served in the U.S. Senate. What state did he represent?
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Louisiana
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Who was the first black to serve in U.S. Senate before reconstruction?
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Hiram Revels
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When Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, who was appointed to fill his position?
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Clarence Thomas
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Which U.S. President appointed the first African-American to an executive position in the White House?
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Dwight D Eisenhower (named Frederic Morrow as aide in 1955)
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Dorie Miller was a hero of the air attack that brought the U.S. into World War II. Where was he stationed?
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Pearl Harbor (In 1941, he shot down 4 Japanese planes and was awarded the Navy Cross).
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Who was the first black woman ever named to the cabinet of a U.S. President?
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Patricia R Harris (was named Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Jimmy Carter in 1976
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Who became the first African-American female national security adviser in 2001?
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Condoleeza Rice ( appointed by George W. Bush)
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She was active in the Chicago state legislature before becoming the first black female U.S. Senator. Who was she?
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Carol Moseley Braun
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Frank E. Peterson was the first black three-star general. Did he serve in the Air Force or the Marines?
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Marines (he was also the first African-American pilot in the Marines)
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Name the father and son who were the first black generals in two different branches of the armed forces.
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Benjamin O Davis Sr. (Army) and Benjamin O Davis Jr. J (Air Force (Jr))
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Who was the first African American Ambassador to the United Nations: Andrew Young or Julian Bond?
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Andrew Young(later served as the mayor of Atlanta)
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Mary Mcleod Bethune and Robert C. Weaver served in a presidential advisory group formed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. What was the group called?
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the “Black Cabinet” (which advised on race issues) |
