Who was the first Black city council person in Fort Myers?
Who is Veronica Shoemaker.
100
What was the black area of Fort Myers originally called?
What is Safety Hill.
100
Born in Jacksonville, I became an author, composer, diplomat, and civil rights leader. My brother and I wrote the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing".
Who is James Weldon Johnson.
100
At what grade level did public education stop for Black students in Charlotte and Collier counties, prior to being bused to Dunbar High School?
What is 8th grade.
100
Who was the first Black Police Chief for the City of Fort Myers in 1995?
Who is Larry Hart.
200
Who is the namesake of the first Black high school and what was his claim to fame?
Who was Paul Laurence Dunbar, he was a writer and poet.
200
What was the original name of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Fort Myers?
What is Anderson Avenue.
200
Who presents the Spingarn Award given annually to a man or woman of African descent and American citizenship for outstanding achievement?
What is the NAACP.
200
Who is the author of the book, "White Mother" published in 1950?
Who is Mrs. Jessie Bennett Sams.
200
Born during slavery, he helped establish the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Florida and the state's public education system; he also served as postmaster in Punta Gorda.
Who is Robert Meacham, 1835 - 1902.
300
I was the first African-American woman elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
Who is Gwen Cherry.
300
What was the Southernmost land post during the Civil War?
What is Fort Myers.
300
During which school year did the Lee County Schools integrate.
What is 1969-1970.
300
I am Evelyn Sams Cannady. I was a third grade teacher and founder of what annual event in Fort Myers.
What is the Dunbar Easter Parade.
300
In 1964, this Fort Myers father risked his reputation and life by bringing a law suit for integration against the Lee County School District. Who am I?
Who is John Blalock.
400
I was the first African-American woman to establish a beauty parlor and chiropody office in Fort Myers. I was also a philanthropist and community activist.
Who is Dr. Ella Piper.
400
I was a small African American community on the Gulf Coast of Florida in Levy County. Angry whites burned my homes, school and churches in 1923.
What is Rosewood.
400
What is the name of the first hospital for African American originally located on High Street.
What is Jones-Walker Hospital.
400
I opened my school in Daytona Beach. Its original name was Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls. Who am I?
I am Mary McLeod Bethune.
400
I was born and raised in Dunbar and was the first Black appointed (and then elected by a huge majority) as a Lee County Judge in the 1980s.
Who is Issac Anderson.
500
Who is the Dunbar Library named after and what is he known for?
Who was Jupiter Hammon, a famed black poet during slavery.
500
Established north of St. Augustine in the 1730s, it was the first free black community in North America.
What is Fort Mose?
500
I was the first African-American woman elected to the Florida Senate and then to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Carrie Meek.
500
I was an educator and the first African American on the Board of Lee County Commissioners.
Who is Mrs. Melvin Morgan.
500
I was the first black settler in Fort Myers. What is my name and occupation? How did I provide an education for my 11 children.
Who is Nelson Tillis, a farmer and fishing guide. I hired a tutor from Key West and built a schoolhouse on my property near the Edison Home.