African American History Quiz

The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in what year?

• 1845

• 1852

• 1861

• 1870

In what state is Tuskegee Institute located?

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• Alabama

• Louisiana

In 1994, which president named Eddie Jordan, Jr. as the first African American to hold the post of U.S. Attorney in the state of Louisiana?

• George H. W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• George W. Bush

In 1954, who was the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress?

• Hattie McDaniel

• Dorothy Dandridge

• Lena Horne

• Ruby Dee

What was the title of tennis great Arthur Ashe's three-volume history penned in 1988?

• A Hard Road to Glory

• The Game of Life

• Beyond the Baseline

• Court of Dreams

A painting of which African American performer was unveiled in 1902 at the coronation of King Edward VII and exhibited at the Paris Expo?

• Josephine Baker

• Paul Robeson

• Dora Dean

• Louis Armstrong

Who was the first Black American mayor of Detroit?

• Kwame Kilpatrick

• Coleman Young

• Dennis Archer

• David Dinkins

Who is Mary Ann Shadd Cary?

• Black Newspaperwoman

• Civil Rights Activist

• Jazz Musician

• Poet

Who founded the Church of God in Christ in 1907?

• Charles Harrison Mason

• Richard Allen

• Martin Luther King Sr.

• Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

What major tennis tournament did Althea Gibson win in 1956?

• Wimbledon

• French Championship

• US Open

• Australian Open