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Black Wall Street Past and Present

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Black Wall Street Originally Founded?

a)

Pine Bluff, Arkansas

b)

Little Rock, Arkansas

c)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

d)

Durham, North Carolina

2.

What year temporarily ended the use of the term "Black Wall Street" due to the Tulsa Race Riots?

a)

1930

b)

1923

c)

1921

d)

1945

3.

What was the first business/structure built that began Black Wall Street?

a)

Pharmacy

b)

Boarding Houses

c)

Grocery Store

d)

Barbershop

4.

Where was the very first African American bank found?

a)

Tulsa, Oklahoma

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Charlotte, North Carolina

d)

Durham, North Carolina

5.

What is the name of the person who kickstarted the building of Black Wall Street?

a)

Ottowa W. Gurley (O.W.)

b)

John the Baptist Stradford (J.B.)

c)

W. E. B. Du Bois

d)

Booker T. Washington

6.

The desire to provide educational opportunities for blacks resulted in the founding of Dr. James E. Shepard's National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, which later became

a)

North Carolina A&T State University

b)

Langston University

c)

Livingstone College

d)

North Carolina Central University

7.

Present Day, how many black-owned businesses exist in the United States?

a)

1.3 Million

b)

987,000

c)

3.2 million

d)

2.5 million

8.

What year was the first African American Life Insurance company - North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, founded

a)

1903

b)

1898

c)

1887

d)

1915

9.

The Johnson Publishing Company is responsible for creating and publishing which popular African American Magazines

a)

Ebony and Jet

b)

XXL and Vibe

c)

Essence and WordUp

d)

Complex and The Source

10.

As of 2018, which city leads with the most number of Black Owned Businesses

a)

Atlanta, GA

b)

Memphis, TN

c)

New York City, NY

d)

Washington, DC

11.

Founded by David, L. Steward, World Wide Technology, is the top Black owned business generating a revenue of what in 2019?

a)

5.2 billion

b)

900 million

c)

11.2 billion

d)

1.5 billion

12.

Ben and Virginia Ali founded what 2 popular DC Black Owned Restaurants?

a)

Ben's Chili Bowl

b)

Ben's Milkshakes

c)

Ben's Next Door

d)

Ben's Burgers and Fries

13.

Which Vegan restaurants in the DMV area are black owned?

a)

ELife Restaurant

b)

Khepra's Raw Food Juice Bar

c)

Hip City Veg

d)

NuVegan Cafe