How Much Do You Know About African American History?
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
- step
Question 1/30

Who is this civil rights leader?
- Jesse Jackson
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Malcolm X
Question 2/30

Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American:
- Congressman
- Senator
- Supreme Court Justice
Question 3/30

Harriet Tubman was a prominent abolitionist and instrumental figure in establishing:
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- The Underground Railroad
Question 4/30
What were the Jim Crow laws?
- State laws ending racial segregation
- State laws enforcing racial segregation
Question 5/30

What did the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling do?
- Started segregation in public schools
- Ended segregation in public schools
Question 6/30
Who wrote Beloved, the Pulitzer-winning novel about slavery's aftermath?
- Toni Morrison
- Claudia Rankine
Question 7/30

Who is this abolitionist who wrote a famous autobiography?
- Frederick Douglass
- Dred Scott
Question 8/30

What is the name of the first black U.S. Air Force unit?
- The 8th Fighter Wing
- Buffalo Boys
- Tuskegee Airmen
Question 9/30
Did African Americans fight in the Civil War?
- Yes
- No
Question 10/30

Loving v. Virginia was a landmark Supreme Court case that invalidated laws prohibiting:
- Interracial Adoption
- Interracial Marriage
- Segregated Workplaces
Question 11/30

Who is this iconic figure in the American Civil Rights movement?
- Coretta Scott King
- Rosa Parks
Question 12/30

What was the name of the document that freed the slaves across America?
- The Slave Release Order
- The Emancipation Proclamation
Question 13/30
What was the name for the payment required in order to vote prior to 1964, which was imposed mainly on black voters?
- Poll Tax
- Voter Registration Fee
Question 14/30

Who is this African American athlete who angered Hitler at the 1936 Olympics?
- Jesse Owens
- Usain Bolt
Question 15/30

What was the name for the racist housing policy that denied mortgage loans to black Americans?
- Redlining
- Blacklining
Question 16/30

What landmark anti-racist law did Martin Luther King Jr. help to pass in 1964?
- The Civil Rights Act
- Brown vs. Board of Education
Question 17/30

Who is this civil rights leader who was active in the 1960s?
- Malcolm X
- Frederick Douglass
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Question 18/30

True or false: Obama was the first black presidential candidate nominated by a major party?
- True
- False
Question 19/30

Who is this iconic singer who changed the course of popular music?
- Billie Holiday
- Julie London
- Toni Morrison
Question 20/30

Was the White House partly built by slaves?
- Yes
- No
Question 21/30

Which state removed the Confederate Flag from its capitol building after a racially-motivated shooting in a Charleston church?
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Question 22/30

True or false: Mississippi elected the first black person to the US Senate in the 1870s?
- True
- False
Question 23/30

Which state failed to ratify the 13th Amendment ending slavery until 2013?
- Alaska
- Pennsylvania
- Mississippi
Question 24/30

Who is this 14-year-old boy who was lynched for speaking to a white woman?
- Emmett Till
- Michael Brown
Question 25/30
Who is the author of the award-winning novel of black life, "The Color Purple"?
- Harriett Beecher Stowe
- Alice Walker
Question 26/30

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to:
- Be elected to Congress
- Become governor of California
- Run as a Republican Presidential Candidate
Question 27/30

Dred Scott was a slave who:
- Shot Abraham Lincoln
- Unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
- Founded the Underground Railroad
Question 28/30

In 1950, could you be fired simply for being black?
- Yes
- No
Question 29/30
Who wrote 1852's influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
- Harriett Beecher Stowe
- Harriett Tubman
Question 30/30

Who is this military and political figure?
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- Colin Powell
Calculating Result...