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The History of HBCUs Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which school was the first HBCU in the U.S.?

a)

Wilberforce University

b)

Morehouse College

c)

Fisk University

d)

Cheyney University

2.

Which school was the first PRIVATE HBCU in the U.S.?

a)

Wilberforce University

b)

Morehouse College

c)

Fisk University

d)

Cheyney University

3.

Which U.S. state has the most HBCUs?

a)
Alabama
b)
Louisiana
c)
Mississippi
d)
Georgia
4.

After the U.S. Civil War, black people of all ages were able to learn how to read and do math. What were these schools called?

a)

Emancipation Schools

b)

Reconstruction Academies

c)

Civil Rights Institutions

d)

Freedmen's schools

5.

In May 1866, white racists burned down homes and schools in a black community located in which city and state?

a)
Atlanta, Georgia
b)
Birmingham, Alabama
c)
Memphis, Tennessee
d)
New Orleans, Louisiana
6.

Which HBCU did W.E.B. Dubois graduate from?

a)
Tuskegee University
b)
Morehouse College
c)
Howard University
d)
Fisk University
7.

Which HBCU did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. graduate from?

a)
Tuskegee University
b)
Morehouse College
c)
Howard University
d)
Fisk University
8.

Who was the first Black man to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University?

a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Frederick Douglass
9.

Which school became the first in the South to train Black doctors and nurses?

a)
Morehouse School of Medicine
b)
Howard University
c)
Meharry Medical College
d)
Tuskegee University
10.

Where is Howard University located?

a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York City
d)
Chicago
11.

Which law school did Thurgood Marshall graduate from?

a)
Stanford Law School
b)
Howard University School of Law
c)
Harvard Law School
d)
Yale Law School
12.

Charlotte E. Ray, the first black woman to become a lawyer in the U.S., graduated from which law school?

a)
Howard University School of Law
b)
Stanford Law School
c)
Harvard Law School
d)
Yale Law School
13.

________ became the first black woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

a)

Stacey Abrams

b)

Charlotte Ray

c)

Rosalind Brewer

d)
Sheryl Sandberg
14.

Which HBCU has produced more black doctors than anywhere else in the U.S.?

a)
Morehouse College
b)
Spelman College
c)

Xavier University

d)
Hampton University
15.

What percentage of black judges graduated from HBCUs?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

80%

d)

40%