Famous African Americans

Who conducted The Underground Railroad after escaping slavery

• Harriet Tubman

• Jackie Robinson

• Langston Hughes

• Will Smith

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What year did Kobe Bryant win the MVP award

• 2004

• 1998

• 2008

• 2010

George Washington Carver made over 100 inventions with what item?

• Peanut Butter

• Jelly

• Crackers

• Peanut

Carter G. Woodson was the __________ African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard.

• First

• Second

• Third

• He didnt get one

This person made a respiratory device with the knowledge of an elementary school

• Fredrick Douglass

• Rosa Parks

• Garret Morgan

• George Washington Carver

Has won a gold medal from Olympics and is 7 ft. and 1 in.

• Yao Ming

• Shaquille O' Neal

• Kevin Hart

• Micheal Jordan

Sarah E. Good was the second African-American woman to be granted a patent by the U.S.

• True

• False

Jacob Lawrence was a professor of art for how many years?

• 20

• 25

• 15

• 10

Elijah McCoy took a job working for a railroad and subsequently invented a lubrication device to make railroad operation more efficient

• True

• False

James Van Der Zee opened his own studio in 1930 and was known for his detailed imagery of African American life.

• True

• False