Black Wall Street Past and Present

Where was Black Wall Street Originally Founded?

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Durham, North Carolina

What year temporarily ended the use of the term "Black Wall Street" due to the Tulsa Race Riots?

• 1930

• 1923

• 1921

• 1945

What was the first business/structure built that began Black Wall Street?

• Pharmacy

• Boarding Houses

• Grocery Store

• Barbershop

Where was the very first African American bank found?

• Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Durham, North Carolina

What is the name of the person who kickstarted the building of Black Wall Street?

• Ottowa W. Gurley (O.W.)

• John the Baptist Stradford (J.B.)

• W. E. B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

The desire to provide educational opportunities for blacks resulted in the founding of Dr. James E. Shepard's National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, which later became

• North Carolina A&T State University

• Langston University

• Livingstone College

• North Carolina Central University

Present Day, how many black-owned businesses exist in the United States?

• 1.3 Million

• 987,000

• 3.2 million

• 2.5 million

What year was the first African American Life Insurance company - North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, founded

• 1903

• 1898

• 1887

• 1915

The Johnson Publishing Company is responsible for creating and publishing which popular African American Magazines

• Ebony and Jet

• XXL and Vibe

• Essence and WordUp

• Complex and The Source

As of 2018, which city leads with the most number of Black Owned Businesses

• Atlanta, GA

• Memphis, TN

• New York City, NY

• Washington, DC