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WorksheetsAFRICAN AMERICAN WHO AM I QUIZ
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
I sometimes clashed with other black leaders for my seeming acceptance of segregation
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I founded the Tuskegee Institute.
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I was born a slave, but escaped when I was 20.
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My three autobiographies are considered to be classics of American autobiography, as well as important works of the slave narrative tradition.
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In 1849, I fled slavery, but in order to do so, I left behind my husband and family.
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I had to leave college due to financial difficulties and enlisted in the U.S. Army
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I won varsity letters in four high school sports and was named to the All-American football team.
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After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, I was given the nickname of J.C. due to one of my teachers not hearing me say my first name correctly.
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I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, despite Hitler’s belief that his Aryan race was superior.
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I was the driving force behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington.
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I was arrested for refusing to give up my seat on the bus.
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When I was in Kindergarten, I was chosen to take a test that would determine if I could attend a white school.
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My real name was Isabella Baumfree.
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After being sold twice, I finally gained my freedom by running away to a nearby farm family who despised slavery. When my master found me, these kind neighbors agreed to buy me for twenty dollars. After the deal was made, they set me free.
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In 1967, I was appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
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I was accepted to Howard University Law School and, in 1933, successfully sued Maryland Law School for not admitting another young black student.
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I practiced civil rights law and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
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My main claim to fame were the Almanacs I published for six consecutive years between 1792 and 1797.
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I was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star during my first tour of duty in Vietnam
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In 2000, I was appointed as Secretary of State by President George W. Bush.
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When I was only a week old, I was kidnapped along with my sister and mother by raiders from Arkansas. I was later recovered by Moses Carver.
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I invented plastics, paints, dyes and a kind of gasoline.
My research led to the development of peanuts, sweet potatoes, soybeans and pecans.
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I quickly became a part of Harlem’s burgeoning cultural movement commonly known as the Harlem Renaissance.
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I attended Columbia University for only one year and then left to travel the world.
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Our efforts helped pave the way for the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces under President Harry Truman in 1948.
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We were 996 strong.
We were the first black servicemen to serve as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces.
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