Black History Bowl Education Questions

Who was a well known black American, born into slavery, who believed that blacks needed useful work skills, was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881?

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• Dorothy York

• Doris Reddick

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Booker T Washington

Who was an educator, activist and the first African American woman in the state of Florida to graduate from an accredited law school. Has a high school in Tampa named after her?

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• Booker T Washington

• Doris Reddick

• Blanche Armwood

• Mary McLeod Bethune

What former Huntington resident is known as "the father of Black History?

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• Blanche Armwood

• Booker T. Washington

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Carter G. Woodson

Who was the first Black woman to serve on and chair the Hillsborough County School Board. Has an elementary school named after her?

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• Doris Reddick

• Blanche Armwood

• Dorothy York

• Mary McLeod Bethune

Who was A teacher and writer, discusses education and the Florida State Teachers Association, which was the union for African American teachers?

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• Ruby Bridges

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Dorothy York

• Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

Who is an author of esteemed children's books focusing on African American culture ,the author of Aunt Flossie's Hats.?

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• Ruby Bridges

• James Weldon Johnson

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

Who was an American poet and part of the Harlem Renaissance, he was influenced by jazz music. Wrote Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing- African American National Anthem.?

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• Langston Hughes

• James Weldon Johnson

• Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

• Carter G. Woodson

Who was A leading poet of the Harlem Renaissance? He wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "My People"​

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• James Weldon Johnson

• Dorothy York

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Langston Hughes

Who was a leader in the struggle for women's and black equality? She founded a school for black students that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University. She also served as an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt​

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• James Weldon Johnson

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Dorothy York

• Doris Reddick

Who was One of Tampa's most influential civil rights activists and the first African American elected to the Hillsborough County School Board​?

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• Reverend Leon Lowry

• Booker T. Washington

• Blanche Armwood

• Carter G. Woodson