local black history

Question 1

Thomas Calhoun Walker is known for...

Accepted Answer

being the first African American to practice law in GloucesterCounty., his house being listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2009

Question 2

Kennedy Washington is a senior from Henrico County High school that is locally known for ____

Accepted Answer

leading the efforts to implement black student unions in Henrico

Question 3

T.C Walker's house is listed on the State Register of Historic Monuments

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

___was a civil rights activist who won her 1946U.S. Supreme Court case in Irene Morgan v.Commonwealth of Virginia

Accepted Answer

Irene Morgan

Question 5

___ helped advance Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of societal change as King's speech writer and confidant.

Accepted Answer

Clarence Jones

Question 6

Black History Month was created to

Accepted Answer

to focus on the contributions of African Americans to the United States., honor all Black people from all periods of U.S. history including

Question 7

Randall Robinson is the founder of TransAfrica.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Henry L. Marsh III is known for....

Accepted Answer

the first African American mayor of Richmond, being an attorney involved with Brown v.Board of Education in Virginia, he served in the Virginia State Senator

Question 9

___ devoted her life to civil rightsadvancement andeducational opportunities for Jim Crow-era AfricanAmericans and women

Accepted Answer

Maggie Walker

Question 10

____ is known for being a a mathematicianwhose calculations helped directly contributed to the use of the GPS.

Accepted Answer

Dr. Gladys West

Question 11

Dr. Ibram Kendi is the author of The Black Campus Movement which won what award/s?

Accepted Answer

W.E.B Dubois Book Prize

Question 12

Toni Washington is locally known for being...

Accepted Answer

Associate Vice President of Human Services at MTX Group, A community activist and volunteer, The Sr Division Director of Benefits with the VA Dept. of Social Services

Question 13

Who helped to organize a student strike to have the right to attend school in Prince Edward County?

Accepted Answer

Barbara Johns

Question 14

When Rosa Park refused to give up her seat on the bus there a nationwide boycott that lasted for ___ months.

Accepted Answer

11

Question 15

____ is a civil rights activist who, nine months beforeRosa Parks, refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

Accepted Answer

Claudette Colvin

local black history

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local black history

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