BHM2023 Photo Exhibition

Question 1

Why did children from this picture gather on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?

Accepted Answer

to deliver the “I Have A Dream Speech”

Question 2

His diary is a day-to-day account in his own words of the Civil War service of an African American sailor

Accepted Answer

William Benjamin Gould

Question 3

She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Question 4

Known as the “Moses of her people,” she was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom

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Harriet Tubman

Question 5

He began writing his first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, when he was only 17 and first published it in Paris.

Accepted Answer

James Baldwin

Question 6

(?) visited the museum and sat in a seat in the past reserved for whites only marking the 60th anniversary of (?) action

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Barack Obama, Rosa Parks

Question 7

"Queen of Soul", twice №9 in Rolling Stone's (American monthly magazine) "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 8

She won 6 Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards

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Etta James (Jamesetta Hawkins)

Question 9

The artist in this photo is considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history.

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Louis Armstrong

Question 10

A civil rights activist, she was the first woman to deliver the class day address at Harvard in 1968

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Coretta Scott King

Question 11

This African American pianist won Grammy Award in 1973.

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Art Tatum (Arthur Tatum, Jr.)

Question 12

He was the most important black protest leader in the United States during the first half of the 20th century

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W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 13

This poetess is one of the most beloved icons of the 20th century. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Maya Angelou

Question 14

Her math helped NASA sent astronauts into orbit around Earth, and later to the Moon and back

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Katherine Johnson

Question 15

With his help, protection of human rights in underdeveloped countries became objectives of US foreign policy

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Andrew Jackson Young

Question 16

Founded 1) Muslim Mosque, Inc. (taught Islam) and 2) Organization of Afro-American Unity (fought for black rights)

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Malcolm X

Question 17

The architect of the legal strategy that ended the US policy of segregation, the first Black US Supreme Court Justice

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Thurgood Marshall

Question 18

This is is an annual celebration of African-American culture. One of its symbols is a candle holder for 7 candlesticks.

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Kwanzaa

Question 19

One of the earliest innovators of the jazz poetry, a leader of the Harlem Renaissance

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Langston Hughes

Question 20

Thanks to the efforts of (?) the law is bound to uphold equal rights for all people across the US

Accepted Answer

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 21

He won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. He set 3 world records at the 1935 Big Ten track

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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens

Question 22

She is considered the fastest woman of all time, for the records she set in 1988 at the Olympic games in Seoul, Korea

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Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo)

Question 23

He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States during the 20th century

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Jackie Robinson

Question 24

She held the distinction of being the only woman of color to win a major championship for 15 years.

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Althea Gibson

Question 25

This person was one of the greatest boxers in history with 56 wins and 5 losses

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Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.)

Question 26

He took a leading role in efforts to redress discrimination in employment and the armed forces

Accepted Answer

A. Philip Randolph

Question 27

In this photo is the most popular female jazz singer in the United States, dubbed “The First Lady of Song”

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

BHM2023 Photo Exhibition

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BHM2023 Photo Exhibition

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