Question 1

Who was the African American educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington

Question 2

What was the name of the African American woman who broke the color barrier at the University of Mississippi in 1963?

Accepted Answer

James Meredith

Question 3

What was the name of the African American activist who led the Watts Riots in 1965?

Accepted Answer

Ruth Beckwith-Coolidge

Question 4

Who was the African American lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court in 1954?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 5

What was the name of the African American novel published in 1965 that explored the experiences of African Americans during the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Question 6

What was the name of the African American newspaper started by Frederick Douglass in 1847?

Accepted Answer

The North Star

Question 7

Who was the African American scientist who made significant contributions to the development of the polio vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Charles Richard Drew

Question 8

Who was the African American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became a famous speaker?

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

Question 9

What was the name of the 1960s civil rights movement led by Stokely Carmichael?

Accepted Answer

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Question 10

Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

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