Chicago Black History Facts

Question 1

Chicagoan Emmett Till was 16 years old when he was abducted, tortured and lynched in Money Mississippi in 1955.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The museum founded by Dr. Margaret Burroughs is named after this first black permanent settler

Accepted Answer

Dusable Museum of African American History

Question 3

The name of the magazine founded by John H. Johnson that focused on culture, news and entertainment was titled

Accepted Answer

Ebony and Jet Magazine

Question 4

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority the first black sorority international headquarter is located

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 5

Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize in 1950

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Which organization invited Dr. Martin Luther King to visit Chicago in 1966 to protest for fair housing?

Accepted Answer

Chicago Freedom Movement

Question 7

The Federal Housing Administration created in 1934 a practice of not providing loans to black families for housing.

Accepted Answer

redlining

Question 8

Lorraine Hansberry, playwright and author from Chicago was the first African American female to have a play on broadway.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

African American newspaper founded by Robert S. Abbott that played a huge role in the Great Black Migration was titled

Accepted Answer

The Chicago Defender

Question 10

Who was the first African American Mayor of the City of Chicago?

Accepted Answer

Harold Washington

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