African American History

Question 1

Who was the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion?

Accepted Answer

Jack Johnson

Question 2

Who organized the March on Washington in 1963?

Accepted Answer

Bayard Rustin

Question 3

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist artist.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Who made significant contributions to blood plasma research?

Accepted Answer

Charles Drew

Question 5

Who sang 'Strange Fruit'?

Accepted Answer

Billie Holiday

Question 6

Ella Baker emphasized grassroots organizing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater?

Accepted Answer

Alvin Ailey

Question 8

Who created influential almanacs in early America?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Banneker

Question 9

Benjamin Banneker was an advocate for racial equality.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Ida B. Wells was a co-founder of the NAACP.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Who wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?

Accepted Answer

Zora Neale Hurston

Question 12

Shirley Chisholm ran for president in 1972.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Who refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks?

Accepted Answer

Claudette Colvin

Question 14

Who was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Claude McKay

Question 15

Who performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939?

Accepted Answer

Marian Anderson

Question 16

Who was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry?

Accepted Answer

Gwendolyn Brooks

Question 17

Which writer explored themes of race and sexuality?

Accepted Answer

James Baldwin

Question 18

Who mentored Martin Luther King Jr.?

Accepted Answer

Ella Baker

Question 19

Who was the first African American woman in Congress?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

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