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AfricanAm History 2

Hazel Hill African American History Set 2

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Who was honored with the Woman of Courage Award, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom? (This person was never awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.) Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American to hold a Cabinet position at the national level? Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver
When and where was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded? at Shaw University in 1960
Who was the first African American to be elected to both the House and Senate? P. B. S. Pinchback
What organization has been headed by Benjamin Lawson Hooks, Kwesi Mfume, and Whitney Young? the NAACP
Who was a well-known US Secretary of Labor? Alexis Herman
Who was the first African American woman elected to the US Senate? Carol Mosley Braun in 1992
What are the names of some well-known African American poets? Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, and Phyllis Wheatley
Which athlete overcame the crippling effects of polio and went on to win 3 gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympics? Wilma Rudolph
What is the name of the Miss America winner who went on to become a veterinarian? Debbye Turner
Who invented the automatic traffic signal, which led to our present day traffic lights? Garrett Morgan
What was the first African American university in the US, founded in 1837? Cheyney University, originally the African Institute
What was the first degree granting African American university in the US, founded in 1854? Lincoln University, originally the Ashmun Institute
In what year did the first celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday take place? 1986
In what year did San Antonio, Texas become the first major US city to integrate its lunch counters? 1960
Who became head of the NAACP in 1931, starting a term in which membership in the NAACP quintupled. Walter Francis White
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress? Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African American mayor of a major city in the US (Cleveland, Ohio)? Carl Stokes
When and where were the Black Codes, or legislation to restrict the movement and freedom of freed men, enacted? Mississippi in 1865
In what year did Carter G. Woodson begin the weeklong celebration called Negro History Week? 1926
In what year Black History Month first celebrated? 1976
Who was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, for the book Annie Allen? Gwendolyn Brooks
Who was the first female African American aviator? This person also was the first to receive an international pilot's license. Bessie Coleman, also known as Queen Bess
In 1950, who was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
What famous African American mathematician was also one of the planners of what is now known as Washington, D.C.? Benjamin Banneker
When and where did the first African American-owned television station in the US begin broadcasting? Detroit, Michigan in 1975
Who is known as the Father of the Blues? William Christopher Handy, also known as W.C. Handy
Who was the first African American to win the US Singles Figure Skating Championship? Debbie Thomas
Who is the all-time career-leading scorer in the NBA? Kareem Abdul Jabbar
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