Black History Month
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What was the first American Colony to abolish slavery | Vermont |
| What was the first black newspaper | Freedom's Journal |
| What event sparked the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? | A race riot in Springfield Massachusetts |
| This Republican was the first black person elected to the U.S. Senate. Who was he and what state did he represent? | Hiram Revels from Mississippi |
| This Havre de Grace native was raised in Canada, but returned to the U.S. to become one of the Marine Corps first black enlistees during WWII. He later played for the Negro League's Baltimore Elite Giants and in his later years was a tennis instructor at many Baltimore Clubs. | Ernest Burke |
| The aftermath of the revolt led by this slave in 1831 led to a strengthening of the "Black Codes," | Nat Turner |
| This black Air Force materials researcher invented and patented new lubricants used in highflying aircraft and NASA space missions. | John B. Christian |
| This Civil War soldier was the first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. | Sgt. William H. carney 54th Massachusetts Infantry |
| This engineer inventor patented an oiling device, which allowed machines to remain in motion while being lubricated. His device revolutionized the machine industry. | Elijah McCoy |
| In 1976, this West Point grad becomes the first African-American to command the 82nd Airborne Division. He was also the first African American in the U.S. Army to achieve the rank of Four Star General. | Marjor General Roscoe Robinson |
| Born in 1885, this Baltimore County physician and entrepreneur owned the Baltimore Homestead Grays, Edgewater Beach and numerous other businesses prior to WWII. | Dr. Joseph H. Thomas |
| These men were the first two African-American cadets at West Point. | James Webster Smith and henry O. Flipper |
| The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed what prosperous black community? What other name has been used to describe this community? | Greenwood, Black Wall Street |
| This Arbutus native is the first African-American Speaker Pro Tem of the Maryland House of Delegates. | Delegate Adrienne A. Jones |
| This Turner Station native completed his second mission in space in January 2001. | Commander Robert Curbeam Jr. |
| Who was the first child of African parents born in England's American colonies? | William born in 1623 or 1624 in Jamestown, Virginia |
| What was the name of the first slave ship built in the English colonies? | The Desire |
| What African American male developed the theory of the talent tenth. | W.E.B. DuBois |
| When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.? | 1808 |
| What dispute led to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church? | Segregation of St. George's Methodist Church |
| Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space? | Bernard Harris Jr. |
| How big was the price on Harriet Tubman's head? | $40,00 |
| Where in the South was Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) born | Ulster County, New York |
| Where did Fredrick Douglass get his last name? | A Poem called the Lady of the Lake |
| At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.? | About 1 million |
| What percentage of Southern families owned large plantations? | 1-4% |
| Who were the principles in the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson? | Homer Plessey and John H. Ferguson |
| Who wrote "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"? | W.E.B. DuBois |
| Who was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House? | Theodore Rooselvelt |
| Who was the first African American Supreme court justice? | Thurgood Marshall |
| When was the first "Negro History Week"? | 1926 |
| Who popularized the slogan "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad"? | Elijah Poole |
| How did Jackie Robinson do in his first major league game? | 0 hits in 3 at bats |
| For what did Ralph Bunche win the Noble Peace Prize? | Mediating an end to an Arab Israeli conflict |
| Why did Rosa Parks refuse to move from her seat in the white section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama? | Fatigue and principle |
| Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate? | Boston University |
| When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech? | Washinton D.C. August 28, 1963 |
| Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter? | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| What did the "N" in SNCC stand for? | Non-violent |
| How did the 24th Amendment advance the cause of civil rights? | Poll tax made illegal |
| What were the names of the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964? | James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner |
| For what crime did Malcolm X go to prison? | Burglary |
| Where was Malcolm X killed? | Audubon Ballroom |
| Which justice did Thurgood Marshall replace on the Supreme Court? | Thomas C. Clark |
| What was "Resurrection City"? | Part of Washington D.C. |
| How many times did Jesse Jackson run for the U.S. Presidency? | Two times |
| What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday? | 1986 |
| Who videotaped Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police? | George Holliday |
| Who was the first black woman senator? | Carol Moseley Braun |
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