Military
Which retired 4-Star General served as Secretary of State for George W. Bush?
Colin Powell
Who was the first African American Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Which United States Amendment is responsible for ending slavery?
13th Amendment
Rosa Parks is best known for in the Civil Rights Movement by starting what?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
When was the NAACP founded?
1909
What was the nickname for the all Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 mission during World War II?
Tuskegee Airmen
Which two inventions is Garrett Morgan responsible for?
a. Traffic Light and Gas Mask
b. Traffic Light and Stop Sign
c. Traffic Light and Road Pavement
d. Traffic Light and Gas Station
Traffic Light and Gas Mask
What year did Harriet Tubman escape slavery?
a. 1792
b. 1849
c. 1919
d. 1963
b. 1849
The term "black power" came from who?
Stokely Carmichael
Name two of the founding members of the NAACP
Mary White Ovington
Henry Moskowitz
William English Walling
Oswald Garrison Villard
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ida Wells-Barnett
Archibald Grimke
Mary Church Terrell
Who is the Oldest verified World War 2 veteran in the United States?
a.Gustav Gerneth
b. Frank Levingston
c. Richard Overton
d. George H. W. Bush
Richard Overton
Who is the first African American Woman to publish her writings?
a. Whitney Houston
b. Phyllis Wheatly
c. Maya Angelou
d. Alice Walker
Phyllis Wheatly
Who led a slave rebellion in August 1831?
Nat Turner
In which state was the first sit-in at segregated lunch counters started?
a. Maryland
b. North Carolina
c. Virginia
d.South Carolina
North Carolina
What is the official publication of the NAACP?
The Crisis
Who was the first African American nurse to be commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps?
a. Woodrow Wilson
b. Rosa Parks
c. Della H. Raney
d. Vernon Baker
Della H. Raney
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar?
a. Halle Berry
b. Denzel Washington
c. Oprah Winfreyd. Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Which state was the first to gradually abolish slavery?
a. New York
b. Vermont
c.Virginia
d. North Carolina
Vermont
Who are the founders of the Black Panther Party?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
Which movie did the NAACP boycott in 1915?
Birth of a Nation
Who was the first African American to be president of Hampton University?
Alonzo Moron
Which Hampton University Professor was a member of SNCC?
Professor Watson