African Americans in Maryland History

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1. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818 before becoming one of the nation's greatest abolitionist speakers, authors, and publishers. When he was an adolescent, he secretly taught himself to read and subsequently taught other slaves under cover of night. In what Baltimore shipbuilding neighborhood did he accomplish this? Mount Vernon Fells Point Locust Point Essex

2. Which president met Frederick Douglass with the words, "Here comes my friend Douglass" at a reception in the White House? James Buchanan Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln

3. What was the name of the newspaper Frederick Douglass published? The Abolitionist The North Star The Railroad The Free Man

4. Harriet Tubman was also an important abolitionist born into slavery in Maryland. After her own escape from slavery, she came back to Maryland to assist the Underground Railroad. Approximately how many slaves is it believed she helped to freedom? 50 300 100 200

5. What disease did Harriet Tubman reportedly suffer from? Narcolepsy Bipolar disorder Epilepsy Schizophrenia

6. Another Maryland-born slave who escaped to freedom was Josiah Henson. His autobiography, "The Life of Josiah Henson", became the basis for which book? Uncle Remus Uncle Tom's Cabin The Color Purple Beloved

7. Thurgood Marshall, the grandson of a slave, became the first black Supreme Court Justice. Born in Baltimore in 1908, he attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with Cab Calloway and Langston Hughes. Upon completion he was denied entry into which Maryland institution because of his race? William and Mary School of Law Johns Hopkins University Law School University of Maryland Law School University of Baltimore Law School

8. Folk singer Bob Dylan is neither black nor from Maryland, however, one of his songs is about a black Maryland woman. This woman, who's name is in the song title, was struck by the cane of William Zantzinger at a Baltimore society function in 1963. Zantzinger, who was drinking, verbally assailed the 51 year old mother of ten and struck her for not fetching his drink quickly enough. When the woman died in a hospital the next day from a brain hemorrhage, he was arrested but only given a six month sentence. What is the name of the Dylan song that immortalized this woman? Farewell Angelina Absolutely Sweet Marie The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Bessie Smith

9. Clarence Mitchell Jr., born in Baltimore, was affectionately called the "101st Senator". Mitchell, a black lawyer and lobbyist, was instrumental in the passing of the 1957 Civil Rights Act, the 1960 Civil Rights Act, the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. He also lobbied Congress to unite with the Judicial and Executive Branches in using the Constitution to protect African Americans from discrimination. What Baltimore building bears his namesake? The Maryland Historical Society Building Baltimore City Hall Baltimore City Courthouse The Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture

10. Born in a poor black neighborhood of Baltimore in 1948, Frizzell "Pee Wee" Gray went on to become a Congressman and head of the NAACP. Under what adopted name is he better known? Louis Farrakhan Shekwan Sheetswa Medgar Evers Kweisi Mfume