True of False: Elaudah Equiano wrote The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Elaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African
True
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NAACP stands for? A.Now Artists Are Called People B.Nat'l Assoc. for the Aid of Colored Ppl C.Nat'l Approach for the Advancement of Colored Ppl D.Nat'l Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored Ppl
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Who was Elisabeth Welch?
A singer and dancer
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What is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hometown?
Atlanta, Georgia
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What was Seneca Village?
Manhattan's first significant community of African American property owners
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With which song did Elisabeth Welch (the African American chanteuse singer and dancer) introduce the Charleston?
Runnin' Wild
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Explain the connection between John Richard Archer and the Mayor of the South London Borough of Battersea
He was the Mayor, elected in 1913
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How old was Olaudah Equiano when he was kidnapped sold into slavery?
11
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Where was Seneca Village located?
Between 82nd and 89th Streets and Seventh and Eighth Avenues (NY).
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What college did Don Haskins coach for?
Texas Western College
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In Virginia, who owned Equiano?
Mr. Campbell
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What ethnicities (other than African American) were represented in Seneca Village?
Irish, German, and perhaps a few Native Americans
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Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
Memphis, Tennessee
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Who was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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True or False: In Seneca Village, males born before 1799 were not to be emancipated until the turned 25, and females until they turned 28.
False
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Mention four historical leaders of the NAACP
Moorfield Storey, Walter White, Roy Wilkins, Benjamin Hooks
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In the movie The Butler, what was the protagonist's name in real life?
Allen
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What did the inhabitants of Seneca Village refer to themselves as?
African
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Name the group that sponsored the first National Negro History Week
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
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What president officially recognized Black History Month?
Gerald R. Ford
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In what year was Elisabeth Welch given five standing ovations?
1992
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Name the woman who founded the Nigerian Progress Union in London
Amy Ashwood Garvey
500
True or False: Allen (from The Butler) lands his first job as a waiter after being caught stealing food.
False, it was made up for the movie The Butler
500
Who was the first black woman to write and publish an autobiography?
Mary Prince
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What event was Coach Haskins referring to when he said, " I just wanted to put my five best guys on the court."
1966 NCAA Championship Game when he started five black players and played them for the whole game.