AFRICAN AMERICAN WHO AM I QUIZ

I sometimes clashed with other black leaders for my seeming acceptance of segregation

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I founded the Tuskegee Institute.

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I was born a slave, but escaped when I was 20.

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My three autobiographies are considered to be classics of American autobiography, as well as important works of the slave narrative tradition.

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In 1849, I fled slavery, but in order to do so, I left behind my husband and family.

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I had to leave college due to financial difficulties and enlisted in the U.S. Army

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I won varsity letters in four high school sports and was named to the All-American football team.

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After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, I was given the nickname of J.C. due to one of my teachers not hearing me say my first name correctly.

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I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, despite Hitler’s belief that his Aryan race was superior.

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I was the driving force behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington.

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