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Black (Af-Am) History Flashcards

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Who delivered the famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in 1963?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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What was Rosa Parks arrested for in 1955?

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Refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

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What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help to found in 1957?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

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What historic event took place during the March on Washington in 1963?

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

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Who was the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi, escorted by federal marshals in 1962?

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James Meredith.

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Which civil rights leader was known for the phrase ‘By any means necessary’?

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Malcolm X.

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What 1965 event became known as ‘Bloody Sunday’?

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The violent attack on peaceful protesters during the Selma to Montgomery marches.

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Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968?

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Shirley Chisholm.

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What was the name of the political organization founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966?

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The Black Panther Party.

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What landmark legislation outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in 1964?

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Who was the first African American President of the United States?

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Barack Obama.

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Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

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Halle Berry.

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Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

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Thurgood Marshall.

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Who was the first African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Ralph Bunche.

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Who became the first African American female astronaut to travel in space in 1992?

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Mae Jemison.

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Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?

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Jackie Robinson.

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Who was the first African American billionaire?

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Robert L. Johnson (founder of BET).

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Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?

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John Baxter Taylor Jr. (1908 Summer Olympics).

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Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

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Toni Morrison.

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Who became the first African American Vice President of the United States?

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Kamala Harris.

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Who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman.

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Who was known as the ‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’?

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Rosa Parks.

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What African American scientist is credited with discovering over 300 uses for peanuts?

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George Washington Carver.

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Who was the abolitionist and former enslaved person who became a famous speaker and writer?

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Frederick Douglass.

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Who wrote the famous poem ‘Still I Rise’?

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Maya Angelou.

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What African queen led resistance against the Portuguese colonizers in Angola?

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Queen Nzinga.

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Who was the African American inventor of the traffic light and gas mask?

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Garrett Morgan.

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Who was the first African American woman self-made millionaire?

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Madam C.J. Walker.

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Which African American poet was part of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote ‘The Negro Speaks of Rivers’?

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Langston Hughes.

30
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Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

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Booker T. Washington.

31
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Which music genre originated in African American communities in New Orleans around the early 20th century?

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Jazz.

32
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Who is known as the ‘Queen of Soul’?

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Aretha Franklin.

33
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What African American playwright wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Fences’?

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August Wilson.

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Which singer’s album ‘Lemonade’ received critical acclaim for blending music with social commentary?

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Beyoncé.

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What style of dance, music, and art emerged from African American and Latino communities in the Bronx during the 1970s?

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Hip-hop.

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Who was the African American artist known for his vibrant collage paintings reflecting Black culture, such as ‘The Block’?

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Romare Bearden.

37
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Which African American actor starred in the film ‘Black Panther’ as the superhero T’Challa?

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Chadwick Boseman.

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What literary movement in the 1920s celebrated African American cultural achievements?

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The Harlem Renaissance.

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Who was the iconic blues singer known as the ‘Empress of the Blues’?

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Bessie Smith.

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What African American filmmaker directed the acclaimed film ‘Do the Right Thing’?

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Spike Lee.

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Who was the first African American to win the heavyweight boxing championship?

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Jack Johnson.

42
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Which Olympic athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Games, challenging Nazi ideologies?

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Jesse Owens.

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Who became the first African American woman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1957?

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Althea Gibson.

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Which basketball player is often referred to as ‘His Airness’?

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Michael Jordan.

45
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Who was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in golf?

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Tiger Woods.

46
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What NFL player became a civil rights icon after kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality?

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Colin Kaepernick.

47
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Which tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era?

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Serena Williams.

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Who was the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl?

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Tony Dungy.

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Which African American gymnast has won the most world championship gold medals?

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Simone Biles.

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Who was known as ‘The Greatest’ and became a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion?

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Muhammad Ali.

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