Urban Education Partnership Knowledge Contest: U.S. History Study Guide Black History The first Jim Crow law segregated train passengers. Where was it passed? Answer: (One Word) 2. In 1848, people who opposed the spread of slavery were called ______. Free People Freedom Riders Free-Soilers Freedom Camaigners 3. In the American Revolution, African-Americans fought only on the colonial side. True False 4. In 1808, a bill was signed into law that made it illegal to import slaves into the U.S. Which President signed the bill? Answer: (First and last name) 5. By what name is the Civil Rights Act of 1965 more commonly known? Answer: (Three Words) 6. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted black Americans citizenship and equal protection under the law? the 13th Amendment the 15th Amendment the 12th Amendment the 14th Amendment 7. Where were America's first black settlers found? Boston St. Augustine San Antonio Tampa 8. Did Denmark Vesey plan a full-scale slave rebellion in Georgia, West Virgina or South Carolina? Answer: (one of the choices in the question) 9. In what year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Answer: (a year) 10. Woodson chose the second week of February for egro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly impacted the American black population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. However, February has much more than Douglass and Lincoln to show for its significance in black American history. True False 1. Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State? Condoleezza Rice Colin Powell Ralph J. Bunche Thurgood Marshall 2. Who was the first African American to win the obel Peace Prize? Martin Luther King Ralph J. Bunche George Washington Carver Andrew Young 3. Who was the first African American to successfully perform open heart surgery? Charles Drew Daniel Hale Williams James McCune Smith George Washington Carver 4. Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D.? Edward A. Bouchet Alain L. Locke Alexander Lucius Twilight Daniel A. Payne 5. I was the first African American to be a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Do you know my name? Todd Duncan Josephine Baker Arthur Mitchell Marion Anderson 6. In 1940, I became the first African American actress to win an academy award. Do you remember my name? Butterfly McQueen Ruby Dee Dorthy Dandridge Hattie McDaniel 7. Who was the first African American ational Football League (FL) quarterback during the Modern Era Years? Charlie "Choo Choo" Brackens Willie Thrower Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard George Talaferro 8. I was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit. Do you know my name? Lee Elder Willie McRae Calvin Peete Tiger Woods 9. Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp? Frederick Douglass Thurgood Marshall Martin Luther King Booker T. Washington 10. Who was the first African American explorer to reach the orth Pole? Matthew Henson Oliver H. Pratt George Gibbs William Ridley Henson 11. Who was the first African American professional Tennis champion? Althea Gibson Serena Williams Arthur Ashe Venus Williams 12. Who was the first African American to serve in office as a state Governor? Thomas Bradley Edward Brooke P.B.S. Pinchback L. Douglas Wilder 13. Who served as the first African American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet member? Ron Brown Ebenezer D. Bassett Andrew Young Robert C. Weaver 14. Who was the first African American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor? Doris "Dorie" Miller William H. Carney Benjamin O. Davis Jacques Ballard 15. Who was the first African American combat pilot? Arthur Whitten Brown Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Eugene Jacques Bullard Albert C, Read Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State? Condoleezza Rice Thurgood Marshall Ralph J. Bunche Colin Powell 2. Who was the first African American to win the obel Peace Prize? Andrew Young Martin Luther King Ralph J. Bunche George Washington Carver 3. Who was the first African American to successfully perform open heart surgery? Charles Drew George Washington Carver James McCune Smith Daniel Hale Williams 4. Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D.? Edward A. Bouchet Alain L. Locke Alexander Lucius Twilight Daniel A. Payne 5. I was the first African American to be a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Do you know my name? Marion Anderson Arthur Mitchell Todd Duncan Josephine Baker 6. In 1940, I became the first African American actress to win an academy award. Do you remember my name? Butterfly McQueen Hattie McDaniel Dorthy Dandridge Ruby Dee 7. Who was the first African American ational Football League (FL) quarterback during the Modern Era Years? Charlie "Choo Choo" Brackens George Talaferro Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard Willie Thrower 8. I was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit. Do you know my name? Tiger Woods Calvin Peete Lee Elder Willie McRae 9. Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp? Frederick Douglass Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King Thurgood Marshall 10. Who was the first African American explorer to reach the orth Pole? George Gibbs Matthew Henson Oliver H. Pratt William Ridley Henson 11. Who was the first African American professional Tennis champion? Venus Williams Arthur Ashe Althea Gibson Serena Williams 12. Who was the first African American to serve in office as a state Governor? Edward Brooke P.B.S. Pinchback L. Douglas Wilder Thomas Bradley 13. Who served as the first African American to serve as a U.S. Cabinet member? Ron Brown Ebenezer D. Bassett Andrew Young Robert C. Weaver 14. Who was the first African American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor? Doris "Dorie" Miller William H. Carney Benjamin O. Davis Jacques Ballard 15. Who was the first African American combat pilot? Eugene Jacques Bullard Albert C, Read Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. Arthur Whitten Brown 1. In 1870 what state elected the first African American to be seated as a Representative in the United States Congress? South Carolina New York Texas Pennsylvania 2. Charles Evers was elected Mayor in the same state where his brother was assassinated, Mississippi. What town elected Evers Mayor? Mayersville Crenshaw Decatur Fayette 3. Robert Weaver became the first Black cabinet member of a United States President. Which President appointed him? Lyndon B. Johnson William J. Clinton Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy 4. Mary McLeod Bethune organized the "Black Cabinet" for which president? Calvin Coolidge William Harding Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt 5. Who was the first Black female member of Congress? Shirley Chisholm Barbara Jordan Alexa Canady Edith Irby Jones 6. Who was the first Black female to become a national news commentator? Ethel L. Payne Elaine Jones Juanita Kidd Stout Hazel Johnson Brown 7. Patricia Roberts Harris had a few firsts in history. Which of the following was just one of them? First Black female General of the United States Army First Black woman to serve in the United Nations First Black female head of the Girl Scouts of America First Black female neurosurgeon in the United States 8. Who was the first woman of any race to preach at London's, Saint Paul's Cathedral? Barbara Harris Coretta Scott King Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie Reverend Gertrude Brown 9. Who was the first African-American to win the obel Peace Prize? Ralph Bunche Mike Espy Martin Luther King, Jr. Julian Bond 10. Who was first to advocate "Black is beautiful"? Stokely Carmichael Eldridge Cleaver Angela Davis Malcolm X Seen to be tackling the issues of both economic and social equality, schools were often targeted as places of demonstrations. Which city in Arkansas saw 9 Black families enroll their children in an "all-white" school in 1957? Fort Smith Eureka Little Rock Bentonville 2. Although Eisenhower took positive action (in the sense of furthering the Black cause), his civil rights acts of 1957 and 1960 were delivered half- heartedly and were not particularly effective. The result of this was demonstrations such as the sit-ins staged by a group of students in February 1960. The positive outcomes of this demonstration were that White attention was yet again drawn to the inequality in America as well as the setting up of the SCC. In which shop in orth Carolina did this sit-in take place? This resulted in the desegregation of all of its eating counters by 1961. Whimpy's W H Smith's Domino's Pizza Woolworth's 3. In May 1961, a campaign started by CORE challenged desegregation in public transport in the South and how effectively it was being carried out. Once again, the violence that it triggered meant that federal action was taken by Bobby Kennedy who publicly declared the Supreme Court ruling of desegregation should be upheld. What were these demonstrations known as? Equality Demonstrations Liberty Marches Freedom Rides Justice Drives 4. As the campaign to target public transport continued the next target was the bus station in Albany, Georgia, in 1961. This was chosen by the SCC as Albany did not comply with the ruling concerning desegregation in Browder vs Gayle in 1956 and Boynton vs Virginia in 1960. Was this campaign in Albany a success? Yes No 5. The next demonstration concerned the issue of segregation in schools. However, this time it was not started by a major civil rights group, but rather an individual. Which man refused to be chased out of Mississippi University by angry White mobs in 1962? John Lewis James Bevel James Meredith Roy Wilkins 6.