People
who was the first African American to Graduate from Harvard?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
What was the first state to Abolish Slavery
Vermont
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the African American diaspora?
The African-American diaspora refers to communities of people outside of the United States who are descended from people of African descent who were enslaved in the United States or the prior British colonies along the east coast of North America.
This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight
Who is the "Brown Bomber" or Joe Lewis
what was the first historically black College in America?
Cheyney University. (Pennsylvania)
In what state did the National Guard try to prevent nine black students from attending a segregated school in 1957?
Arkansas (Little Rock)
This popular crop is from the African Nation of Ethiopia. This is where it was first used. It is named after the region on Ethiopia. (Hint: People here enjoy it every day)
Coffee. (from Caffa Ethiopia)
Who was Shirley Chislom?
The first African American Woman in Congress and the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
What State Elected the first Black Congressman?
South Carolina
On May 20, 1961, the peaceful activist/protestors known as the Freedom Riders were attacked by a local mob at a bus station while protesting segregation on public transport. What state did this happen in?
(Bonus points if you can name the bus station)
Alabama (Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station)
What was the first country founded by former slaves. (They fought in a revolution to win their freedom)
Haiti became the world's first black-led republic and the first independent Caribbean state when it threw off French colonial control and slavery in the early 19th century.
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
Where is The National Museum of African American History and Culture?
Washington, DC.
When was the interracial marriage ban overturned in the US? (Answers within 5 years will be considered correct)
1967
This is Africa's oldest republic and it was settled by freed slaves.
Liberia
How many African-Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?
(Answers within 5 of the right answer will be considered corrected)
Just 6
Name a place here in Athens that is significant to Black History. (freestyle question)
One example: The Morton Theatre is an opera house that was built by and for African-Americans to host African-American entertainers.
Which Athens restaurant was the site of major protests during the civil Rights movement because they persisted in their segregation practices?
The Varsity
(Not actually) a diaspora question:
What percentage of UGA is Black/African American?
(answers within 3 will be considered correct.)
8%