Semester 2 Vocab List AAS

Identify the first African-American denomination organized and incorporated in the United States

• African Orthodox Church

• African Methodist Episcopal Church

• The Souls of Black Folk

• African Free School

Who was the leader in the African-American beauty industry and civil rights activist that invented hair care products for Black Women?

• Mamie Smith

• Hiram R. Revels

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Harriet Tubman

Who was the agricultural genius, also known as "The Peanut Man" that was significant for his groundbreaking work in agriculture, solely on peanuts and sweet potatoes?

• George Washington

• Marcus Garvey

• George Washington Carver

• James T. Rapier

What was the nations oldest private, historically black University in the U.S that was owned and operated by African Americans?

• Old Dominion University

• Harvard University

• Wilberforce University

• Virginia Commonwealth University

What was the mandate that required states to either allow African Americans to attend existing land-grant colleges without racial discrimination or establish separate land-grant institutions for Black students?

• Second Morrill Act

• Convict Leasing

• Compromise of 1877

• Reconstruction

What University is significant for educating formerly enslaved people, its role in the Civil Rights movement, and its architectural and cultural significance. 

• African Free School

• Fisk University

• Old Dominion University

• Cheyney University

What place is known for its higher education institution for African Americans and is known for its role in training African American pilots in World War II?

• Mis-Education of the Negro

• African Free School

• HBCU

• Tuskegee Institute

These institutions were established prior to 1964 with the mission of educating Black Americans.

• African Free School

• HBCU

• Color Line

• Nadir

This group introduced 'slave songs' to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving this unique American musical tradition known today as Negro spirituals.

• Color Line

• Fisk Jubilee Singers

• Exhibit of American Negroes

• New Negro movement

This place is known as the very first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the United States.

• Fisk University

• Wilberforce University

• Mis-Education of the Negro

• Cheyney University