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Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?
a) William Wells Brown
b) Zora Neale Hurston
c) Mrs. Harris
d) Walter Mosley

In what city did the National Guard assist nine black students from attending a segregated school in 1957
a) Oxford Miss.
b) Columbia S.C.
c) Little Rock Ark.
d) Tuscaloosa Ala.

Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olymoics?
a) William DeHart Hubbard
b) Jesse Owens
c) George Poage
d) John Taylor

Who was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that upheld the legal doctrine of seperate but equal?
a) Oliver Brown
b) Homer Plessy
c) Dred Scott
d) Theodore S. Wright

The first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was white
a) True
b) False
c) I don't know
d) ?????????????????

Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?
a) Tony Dungy
b) Fritz Pollard
c) Ray Rhodes
d) Art Shell

Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded
a) Nobel Peace Prize
b) Congressional Gold of Freedom
c) Presidential Medal of Freedom
d) Freedom Award

What state was the first to elect a black governor doing so in 1989?
a) Delaware
b) Mississippi
c) Virginia
d) Washington

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postsage stamp?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Jackie Robinson
c) Harriet Tubman
d) Booker T Washington

Who was the first African American to receive a degree from Harvard University?
a) Richard Greener
b) Edward Jones
c) Patrick Healy
d) Mary Ford Holland

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