Who was was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.
Sojourner Truth
100
Originally how long was black history month?
a week
100
What year was slavery abolished in the United States?
1865
100
Most of the divine 9 fraternities and sororities were founded at what university?
Howard University (Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, and Zeta Phi Beta)
100
Who is the only African American professor in the school of music?
Professor Leonard Foy
200
Who is an African American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983.
Spike Lee
200
Which amendment gave African American males the right to vote?
15th amendment
200
What year was the Black Panther Movement founded?
1966
200
What city was the NAACP founded in?
New York City
200
How many students founded the Association of African American Students in 1968?
8
300
Who was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, regarded as the first female self-made millionaire in America
Madame CJ Walker
300
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th amendment
300
When was the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) established?
1909
300
Where was the team that Jackie Robinson played for from?
Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Dodgers)
300
When was NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council) of DePauw University established on campus?
April 2000
400
Who was the first African American male to play in the Major Leagues (baseball)?
William Edward White (National League Providence Grays on June 21, 1879)
400
What is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise?
Black Lives Matter
400
What year was the United Negro College Fund established by Frederick Douglas Patterson?
1944
400
Which city had an active abolitionist movement by 1700?
Boston, Massachusetts
400
Who graduated from DePauw in 1959 and returned in 1970 to served as assistant dean of art and coordinator of Black Studies – as the only black faculty member
Willis Bing Davis
500
Who was the first African American female to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939)
500
What organization emerged partly in response to the Springfield Riot and has provided critical institutional support and leadership in the fight against racial inequalities in America.
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
500
What year did Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall take his seat as the first African American Justice on the United States Supreme Court on July 13
1967
500
In 1957, the governor of what state ordered troops to forcibly prevent nine African American students from entering a high school.
Arkansas
500
Who was DePauw's first national champion and captured the NCAA Division III pole vault title by leaping 15 feet, four inches. He still holds the school record for 16 feet, one inch