African American Leaders and Trailblazers

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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 Fayette Decatur Crenshaw

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? Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge William Harding

5. Who was the first Black female member of Congress? Edith Irby Jones Alexa Canady Shirley Chisholm Barbara Jordan

6. Who was the first Black female to become a national news commentator? Hazel Johnson Brown Juanita Kidd Stout Ethel L. Payne Elaine Jones

7. Patricia Roberts Harris had a few firsts in history. Which of the following was just one of them? First Black woman to serve in the United Nations First Black female head of the Girl Scouts of America First Black female General of the United States Army 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? Reverend Gertrude Brown Barbara Harris Coretta Scott King Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

9. Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Julian Bond Martin Luther King, Jr. Ralph Bunche Mike Espy

10. Who was first to advocate "Black is beautiful"? Malcolm X Angela Davis Stokely Carmichael Eldridge Cleaver