MLKSA History
Important Black Figures
Seton Hall History
100

The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Association was established in this year, following the assassination of Dr. King.

What is 1970?

100

He was the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

100

Seton Hall University was founded in this year.

What is 1856?

200
Who was the demographic that was initially awarded the scholarship?

Black men

200

She was the first African American woman to serve as Secretary of State.

Who is Condoleezza Rice?

200

Seton Hall University was named after this first American-born saint.

Who is Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton?

300
He founded the Tuskegee Insitute, a historically black college in Alabama, and was an influential figure in promoting vocational education for African Americans.

Who is Booker T. Washington?

300

This is a former nickname, prior to Seton Hall adopting the "Pirates" mascot. 

What are "White & Blue" and "Villagers"?

400

He was an African American abolitionist and statesman who became the first black man to hold public office in the United States.

Who is Frederick Douglass?

400

Seton Hall University canceled DIII football on this year.

What is 1982?

500

Who was the African American mathematician and computer scientist who worked for NASA during the space race, and whose contributions to the Apollo missions helped launch the first Americans into space?

Who is Katherine Johnson?

500

He was the founder of Seton Hall. (Hint: He is an Archbishop)

Who is Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley?

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