What was Shirley Chislom known for?

She earned a major party nomination for president.

Which of the following statements is not true about Malcom X?

He supported Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

What is Dr. Carter G. Woodson famous for?

He is the Father of Black History and created Black History Month.

What was Ossie Davis known for?

being a social activist and actor

What was Stokely Carmichael known for?

He was a leader of Black Nationalism in the US.

What themes did Lucille Clifton write about in her poems?

family life, racism, and gender

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1
What year did James Arthur Baldwin's book "Another Country" emerge?
1966
1962
1963
1965
2
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Thurgood Marshall?
He successfully argued the case of Brown v Board of Education of Topeka.
He was known as "the Great Dissenter".
He was president of the NAACP.
He was the first African American member of the Supreme Court.
3
James Baldwin was a ....
writer
doctor
teacher
actor
4
What was Shirley Chislom known for?
She earned a major party nomination for president.
She invented railroad tracks.
She was a disco singer.
She was a member of the Black Panther Party.
5
The following statements describe Charles Drew EXCEPT:
He was an African doctor.
He invented a process to preserve blood plasma.
He had pets.
He managed a blood bank during WWII.
6
Which of the following statements is not true about Malcom X?
He supported Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He led the 1963 Harlem Black Unity Rally.
He was an African-American Muslim minister.
He was assassinated on February 21, 1965.
7
What is Dr. Carter G. Woodson famous for?
He was the founder of the Association of African American Mathematicians.
He wrote the Color Purple.
He is the Father of Black History and created Black History Month.
He studied math theories and African American mathematicians.
8
What type of journalist was Ida B. Wells?
Reviews
Features
News
Investigative
9
What was Ossie Davis known for?
being a social activist and actor
going to college at an early age
being a spokesman
becoming a minister
10
What was Stokely Carmichael known for?
He was a pioneering Civil Rights leader.
He fought in the VIetnam War.
He was a leader of Black Nationalism in the US.
He led an anti-lynching crusade in the US.
11
Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win an Oscar for which movie?
Lillies of the Field
To Sir, With Love
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Black Panther
12
What themes did Lucille Clifton write about in her poems?
history, traveling, and cultures
family life, racism, and gender
religion, music, and food
love, relationships, and nature
13
Who founded the Black Panther Party?
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
Fred Hampton
Malcolm X
Afeni and Tupak Shakur

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