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Oprah Winfrey is the most popular Afrikan American entrepreneur of 2012. True or False
False, its Chris Gardner
100

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What month was Martin Luther King Jr assassinated?

April 4, 1968

100
What year was the first Afrikan American governor elected into office? Hint: During Reconstruction
1872
100
What civil rights act caused desegregation in schools?
Civil Right Act of 1964
200
What is the net worth of Tyra Banks
$90 Million
200
Who started the bus boycott of 1955?
Rosa Parks
200
True or False: Afrikan American served in congress during Reconstruction
True. About 16 Afrikan Americans served in congress during this time.
200
Which Amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
300
Who said this quote... "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."?
Oprah Winfrey
300
True or False: Malcolm X was considered a Civil Rights Activist.
False, He was considered a Humans Rights Activist.
300

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

Segregation of the school system is unconstitutional

300
What was the Main theme of the Jim Crow Laws in the south?
Separate but equal
400
What year did George Washington Carver invent peanut butter?
1894
400
In 1957, what was the name of the group that went to an all white High School? Hint: Little Rock, Arkansas
The Little Rock Nine
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Emmet Till was brutally beaten to death by two white men. What was the verdict of the case?

They were acquitted by an all white jury

400
What is One major difference between Apartheid and Jim Crow south?
Jim Crow south was based in the south while Apartheid was on a national level, affecting government and laws
500

Created specialized hair products for African American hair and was one of the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire?

Who is Madam C.J. Walker

500

The first black United States Supreme Court Justice

Who is Thurgood Marshall

500

I became the 44th president of the United States

Who is Barak Obama

500

This six year old was the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the south. Due to white backlash, she was escorted by four federal marshals to school every day, and spent the year in a classroom all by herself.

Who is Ruby Bridges?

600

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In addition to creating this clock, he wore many hats including: farmer, engineer, astronomer, mathematician, and city planner, being credited for saving the development of Washington D.C,

Who is Benjamin Banneker

600

What are the Greensboro 4 known for?

The lunch counter sit-in

600

In this case the Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional.

What is Loving v. Virginia

600

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What Amendment Gave citizenship to the freed slaves

What is 14th Amendment

700

Name one of the mathematicians and engineers whose calculations for NASA were integral to several historic space missions, despite the segregation discrimination, racism, and sexism they faced while working for NASA. They're often remembered as "Hidden Figures."

Who is Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, or Dorothy Vaughan

700

She led the underground railroad

Who is Harriet Tubman.

700

 2021 Vice President of the United States

Who is Kamala Harris

700

The Black Lives Matter movement began with the death of

 Who is Trayvon Martin

800

How did Black Wall Street end?

The Tulsa Race Riot in 1921 in which a white mob destroyed most of Greenwood

800

She knew why the caged bird sings

Who is Maya Angelo

800

Who is believed to have incited the 2021 riot that caused the death of five people at the State Capitol?

Who is Donald Trump

800

True or False

Black offenders typically received longer sentences than their white equals.

TRUE

900

What basketball player has sold the most sneakers?

Michael Jordan

900

Who was the {Big Six leader} whom recently passed away?

Rep. John Lewis

900

What President signed the civil rights act in 1964? How many pens did he use?

Lydon B. Johnson

He used 75 pens