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1. Who was the first child of African parents born in England's American colonies? Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King Jr. William Harriet Tubman See Explanation 2. What was the name of the first slave ship built in the English colonies? The Desire The Enterprise The Alabama The...

Answer 1

1. Who was the first child of African parents born in England's American colonies?
William
2. What was the name of the first slave ship built in the English colonies?
The Desire
3. What was the first American colony to abolish slavery?
Vermont
4. When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.?
1808
5. What dispute led to the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
Segregation of St. George's Methodist Church
6. What was the first black newspaper?
Freedom's Journal
7. How big was the price on Harriet Tubman's head?
$40,000
8. Where in the South was Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) born?
Ulster County, New York
9. Where did Fredrick Douglass get his last name?
a poem "The Lady of the Lake (1810)"
10. At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
about 4 million
11. What percentage of Southern families owned large plantations?
1% to 4%
12. What does "Ku Klux Klan" mean?
From Greek "kuklos" meaning circle
13. How many Ku Klux Klan movements have there been?
Three major ones
14. Who were the principles in the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson?
Homer Plessey, John H. Ferguson
15. Who wrote "Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others"?
W. E. b. Du Bois
16. Who was the first president to invite an African-American man to the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt
17. What event sparked the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
A 1908 race riot in Springfield, Massachusetts
18. When was the first "***** History Week"?
1926
19. Who popularized the slogan "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad"?
Marcus Garvey
20. What was Elijah Muhammad's name at birth?
Elijah Poole

21. How did Jackie Robinson do in his first major league game?
0 hits in 3 at bats
22. For what did Ralph bunche win the Noble Peace Prize?
Mediating an end to an Arab Israeli conflict
23. Why did Rosa Parks refuse to move from her seat in the white section of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
fatigue and principle
24. Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate?
Boston University
25. When and where did Martin Luther King, Jr. make his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C., August 28, 1963
26. Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Greensboro, North Carolina
27. What did the "N" in SNCC stand for?
Non-violent
28. How did the 24th Amendment advance the cause of civil rights?
Poll tax made illegal
29. What were the names of the three civil rights workers murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in 1964?
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner
30. For what crime did Malcom X go to prison?
Burglary.
31. Where was Malcom X Killed?
Audubon Ballroom (before speaking)
32. How long did the Watts riots of 1965 last?
about 1 week
33. Who warned, "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal"?
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
34. What justice did Thurgood Marshall replace on the Supreme Court?
Thomas C. Clark
35. What was "Resurrection City"?
Part of Washington D.C.
36. How many times did Jessee Jackson run for the U.S. Presidency?
two times
37. What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?
1986
38. Who videotaped Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police?
George Holliday
39. Who was the first black woman senator?
Carol Moseley Braun



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Answer 2

Thats 39 questions. Do I get 10 points for EACH correct answer?