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BSA Black Historical Figures Quiz
BSA Black Historical Figures Quiz
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What was Charity Adams' highest military rank?
General
Lieutenant Colonel
Captain
Major
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What role did Du Bois serve in the NAACP?
Community Organizer
National President
Chief Legal Counsel
Director of Publicity and Research
3
George Washington Carver was best known for his work in which field?
Medicine
Agriculture
Literature
Law
4
In 2013, Myrlie Evers-Williams became the first woman to deliver what speech?
The Presidential Inauguration invocation
The Democratic National Convention speech
The State of the Union response
The NAACP keynote address
5
How did Du Bois believe Black Americans could achieve racial equality?
By forming separate Black communities outside of the U.S.
By focusing solely on economic advancement
Through political power
By rejecting all forms of American government
6
Carver was a professor at which historically Black college?
Howard University
Morehouse College
Tuskegee Institute
Fisk University
7
The Cambridge Movement, led by Richardson, was focused on what issue?
Desegregation of public facilities
Labor unions
Fair housing
Voting rights
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Gloria Richardson was one of the first women to lead a civil rights movement in which U.S. state?
Alabama
Maryland
Mississippi
Georgia
9
Myrlie Evers-Williams was named Woman of the Year by Ms. Magazine in what year?
2001
1964
1998
1978
10
Richardson famously pushed away the bayonet of which group during a protest?
Local police
FBI agents
State militia
National Guard
11
What was the name of the newspaper Daisy Bates and her husband ran?
The Civil Rights Gazette
The Black Press
The Arkansas Advocate
The Arkansas State Press
12
Charity Adams was the first African American woman to become an officer in which military division?
The Marine Women’s Reserve
Women’s Army Corps (WAC)
U.S. Air Force Women's Division
The Army Nurses Corps
13
W.E.B. Du Bois was a co-founder of which major civil rights organization?
Urban League
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
CORE
NAACP
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Daisy Bates was a mentor to which group of students?
The Greensboro Four
The Freedom Riders
The Little Rock Nine
The Selma Marchers
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What major role did Daisy Bates take in the NAACP?
She was the national spokesperson
She was the first Black female president
She was the Arkansas chapter Spokesperson
She was the first African American lawyer for the organization
16
Myrlie Evers-Williams was married to which assassinated civil rights leader?
Martin
Fred
Medgar
Malcolm
17
Carver consulted with which one of these presidents.
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Justin Trudeau
18
After WWII, Charity Adams played a key role in founding which leadership initiative?
Black Leadership Development Program
Women’s Army Leadership Program
National Council of Black Women
The National Urban League Leadership Academy
19
What crop did Carver promote as an alternative to cotton for soil health?
Corn
Wheat
Peanuts
Sugarcane
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What organization did Myrlie Evers-Williams run in the 1990s?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
National Urban League
NAACP
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What was Gloria Richardson best known for?
Organizing the Cambridge Movement
Founding the NAACP
Leading the Freedom Rides
Drafting the Civil Rights Act
22
In what year did the Little Rock Nine integrate Central High School with Daisy Bates’ support?
1965
1968
1957
1954
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Which of the following best describes Du Bois' view on African American education?
Only industrial training is necessary for economic progress
African Americans should study abroad instead of in the U.S.
Vocational training should be prioritized over higher education
Higher education is essential for developing Black leadership