African American leaders

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

• Booker T. Washington

• Ketanji Brown Jackson

• Thurgood Marshall

• Hakeem Jeffries

Who is the 2023 Press Secretary for President Biden?

• Maya Angelou

• Hillary Clinton

• WEB Dubois

• Karine Jean-Pierre

Answer explanation

Karine is the first openly LGBT person to be White House press secretary

He was the founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

• Booker T. Washington

• WEB Dubios

• Langston Hughes

• George Washington Carver

Answer explanation

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II in 332nd and 477th air squadrons.

He had fundamental philosophical differences with Booker T. Washington on how African Americans should gain equality.

• Hiram Revels

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• WEB DuBois

• George Washington Carver

Answer explanation

Dubois and Washington philosophies clashed throughout their careers. Dubois believed that equality should be demanded because they are "men". Washington believed that it is earned through economic means,(learned trades, jobs....)

He was the first Black American Senator.

• Hiram Revels

• WEB Dubois

• Langston Hughes

• Booker T. Washington

Who is presently a Supreme Court Justice?

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Answer explanation

Ketanji Brown Jackson is first Black woman to be Supreme Court Justice.

He came to the aid of Rosa Parks and organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott which began the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's.

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He is the first Black American Minority Leader of the US House of Representative.

• Hakeem Jeffries

• Karine Jean-Pierre

• Ketanji Brown Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

In the 1920's, he was a popular jazz artist; known for "It's a Wonderful World".

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong

• Maya Angelou

• Benny Goodman

Who was a very popular Harlem Renaissance poet?

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman