African American History Quiz

-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education

• W.E.B. Du Bois
• Rosa Parks
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Booker T. Washington

Booker T Washington's Job

• educator

• Fireman

• Officer

• Pilot

WEB DuBois

• founded the NAACP

• worked in a salt mine at age 9

• was born in Tennessee

• taught job skills to African-Americans

Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?

• William Lloyd Douglas
• W.E.B. Du Bois
• George Washington     
• Booker T. Washington

Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?

•  Booker T. Washington
• Martin Luther King, Jr. 
• . W.E.B. Du Bois                               
• William Lloyd Douglas

Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed

• white people are superior

• the telephone is the best invention

• Education for African-Americans is important

• Equal rights for all

Booker T Washington

• was born rich

• equality for all

• believed education was not important

• was principal of the Tuskegee Institute

NAACP stands for

• National Association for African People

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• National Association for Americans to Color People

• National Association for African-American Men

Which type of media did Ida B. Wells use in order to voice her opinion?

• Television

• Computer

• Film

• Newspaper

Wells wrote about many ideas related to equal rights, but which topic did she spend most of her time writing about?

• The lynching of African Americans

• School segregation

• Voting rights

• Slavery