Influential Figures in Black History

Which of the following individuals was the first African American woman to be elected to the United States Congress?

• Maya Angelou

• Shirley Chisholm

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Nikki Giovanni

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Who is known for their famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the Civil Rights Movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Medgar Evers

• Frederick Douglas

• Booker T. Washington

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Which of the following individuals was a renowned boxer and known for his phrase "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"?

• Tiger Woods

• Muhammad Ali

• Jackie Robinson

• Colin Powell

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Who was the first African American to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court?

• Justice Thurgood Marshall

• Dr. Charles Drew

• Garrett Morgan

• Dr. Carter Woodson

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Which of the following individuals was a pioneering African American educator and founded a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach, Florida?

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Mae Jemison

• Nikki Giovanni

• Fannie Lou Hamer

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Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?

• Tiger Woods

• Jackie Robinson

• Colin Powell

• Bill Cosby

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Which of the following individuals was a prominent abolitionist and former slave who became a national leader of the abolitionist movement?

• Frederick Douglas

• Booker T. Washington

• Medgar Evers

• Dr. Charles Drew

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Who was the first African American woman to travel in space?

• Mae Jemison

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Nikki Giovanni

• Shirley Chisholm

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Which of the following individuals was a key figure in the development of blood transfusion and blood banks?

• Dr. Charles Drew

• Garrett Morgan

• Dr. Carter Woodson

• Colin Powell

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

• Justice Thurgood Marshall

• President Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Medgar Evers