African American Leaders and Trailblazers

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In 1870 what state elected the first African American to be seated as a Representative in the United States Congress? Texas Pennsylvania New York South Carolina

2. Charles Evers was elected Mayor in the same state where his brother was assassinated, Mississippi. What town elected Evers Mayor? Crenshaw Mayersville Fayette Decatur

3. Robert Weaver became the first Black cabinet member of a United States President. Which President appointed him? Abraham Lincoln Lyndon B. Johnson William J. Clinton 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? Alexa Canady Edith Irby Jones Barbara Jordan Shirley Chisholm

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

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? Martin Luther King, Jr. Ralph Bunche Mike Espy Julian Bond

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