African American History Quiz

Who started the first (mostly) African American Labor Union?

• Angela Y. Davis

• A. Philip Randolph

• Ava DuVernay

• Medgar Evers

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Which individual is known as a political activist, author, and scholar?

• Ola Joseph

• Angela Y. Davis

• Shirley Chisholm

• Michelle Obama

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Who is the writer, director, and producer for movies such as "Selma" and the TV series "When They See Us"?

• Ava DuVernay

• Madame CJ Walker

• Fredrick Douglass

• Malcolm X

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Which Nigerian author wrote "Voices of Courage: Everyone has a Story"?

• Medgar Evers

• Ola Joseph

• A. Philip Randolph

• Shirley Chisholm

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Who was a leader in the Nation of Islam and a proponent of Black nationalism?

• Malcolm X

• Michelle Obama

• Fredrick Douglass

• Angela Y. Davis

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Who is known for their work in hair care products and business acumen?

• Madame CJ Walker

• Ava DuVernay

• Medgar Evers

• Ola Joseph

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Who escaped from slavery in his early twenties and became a leader of the abolitionist movement?

• Fredrick Douglass

• Malcolm X

• A. Philip Randolph

• Shirley Chisholm

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Who was the first field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi?

• Medgar Evers

• Angela Y. Davis

• Michelle Obama

• Ava DuVernay

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Who was the first African American woman to serve in Congress?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Madame CJ Walker

• Ava DuVernay

• Ola Joseph

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Who was the first Black First Lady of the US?

• Michelle Obama

• Angela Y. Davis

• Madame CJ Walker

• Ava DuVernay

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