TOPIC 4.19 African Americans and Sports

Which African American athlete is credited with breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Jackie Robinson
• Willie Mays
• Hank Aaron
• Satchel Paige

What significant action did Tommie Smith and John Carlos take during the 1968 Olympics?

• Boycotted the games
• Raised their fists in a Black Power salute
• Refused to accept their medals
• Wore all-black uniforms

Which African American boxer famously refused to be drafted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to the Vietnam War?

• Joe Louis
• Mike Tyson
• Muhammad Ali
• George Foreman

In what year did the Negro Leagues officially dissolve, following the integration of Major League Baseball?

• 1947
• 1951
• 1960
• 1965

Which African American tennis player won 11 Grand Slam singles titles and was a vocal advocate for civil rights and gender equality?

• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams
• Althea Gibson
• Arthur Ashe

What barrier did Jesse Owens break at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

• First African American to win gold in track and field
• Won four gold medals, disproving Nazi racial superiority theories
• First athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter dash
• First African American to carry the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony

Which African American athlete founded the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and was a key figure in the Back-to-Africa movement?

• Jack Johnson
• Marcus Garvey
• Paul Robeson
• Fritz Pollard

What significant achievement did Wilma Rudolph accomplish at the 1960 Rome Olympics?

• First African American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics
• Broke the world record in every event she competed in
• Led a successful protest against racial segregation in the Olympic Village
• Became the first African American woman to carry the U.S. flag in the opening ceremony

Which African American NFL player took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality, sparking a nationwide conversation?

• Russell Wilson
• Colin Kaepernick
• Cam Newton
• Patrick Mahomes

What landmark Supreme Court case in 1896 upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, affecting African American athletes' participation in sports?

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Loving v. Virginia