Black History Trivia

What current TSU building was the first building to operate on campus?

(a)  

What year was the Houston (TSU) riot?

Bonus question: Which dormitory did it occur in?

• 1967 & Lanier Hall

• 1972 & Lanier West

• 1968 & Tierwester Oaks

• 1967 & Sterling Student Center

Before TSU moved to its first building in Fall of 1946, TSU operated out of what school?

(a)  

Before the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at TSU, what other HBCU was initially considered by Texas lawmakers as its location?

• Prairie View A&M University
• Paul Quinn University

• Wylie University

• Texas A&M Commerce

What is the name of the street that the Tiger Walk is formally known as?

(a)  

True or False: The driving force to establish Texas Southern University was a lawsuit to enter the University of Texas Law School by Thurgood Marshall

• false

• true

In 1973, the 63rd legislature designated TSU as a “special purpose” institution for urban programming. As a result, how many additional academic units were added to the university?

• 4
• 2

• 3

• 6

What building on campus is in honor of the first black woman elected into the Texas Senate ?

• The Fairchild Building

• The JH Jones Business Building

• Hannah Hall

• The Public Affairs Building

How many Mrs. has the university had so far ?

• 77

• 75

• 76

• 73

How much was the loan from the school board to fund TSU ?

• $2,800

• $2,400

• $,2789

• $2,900