African American History Quiz

Who was the youngest known demonstrator to be put in jail during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Dorothy Height

• Sharon Langley

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Audrey Faye Hendricks

Who was called 'The godmother of the civil rights movement' by President Barack Obama?

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Sharon Langley

• Dorothy Height

• Audrey Faye Hendricks

Who was the first African American woman in space?

• Mae Jemison

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Oprah Winfrey

• Toni Morrison

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

• Tiger Woods

• Barack Obama

• Jesse Jackson

• Muhammad Ali

Who is considered the wealthiest female entertainer in the world?

• Mae Jemison

• Toni Morrison

• Oprah Winfrey

• Whoopi Goldberg

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature in 1993?

• August Wilson

• Amanda Gorman

• Toni Morrison

• Ta-Nehisi Coates

Who was the first African American woman neurosurgeon in the United States?

• Amy Sherald

• Dr. Alexa Canady

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Ta-Nehisi Coates

Who was the first African American to become a four-star general in United States military history?

• Ray Charles

• Thurgood Marshall

• Clarence Michell, Jr.

• Daniel 'Chappie' Jones

Who was the first African American to hold the post of Secretary of State in the United States?

• Barack Obama

• Condoleezza Rice

• Tiger Woods

• Colin Powell

Who was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate?

• Amy Sherald

• Amanda Gorman

• August Wilson

• Ta-Nehisi Coates