Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 2

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

The North Star

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Charles Richard Drew

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 8

What was the name of the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Accepted Answer

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 9

Who was the leader of the Black Panther Party?

Accepted Answer

Huey P. Newton

Question 10

What was the name of the first African American university in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln University

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