Beneath the Crust

Black History Tests

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I was the first African American congresswoman. I was a politician, educator, and author. On January 25, 1972, I was the first black candidate for president of the United and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1917 I started Poro College. In the 1920's I supported two full time students in every black land-grant college in the nation. I donated $25,000 to Howard University. The largest gift-at that time-by an African Amercian to a black college. I was born Malcolm Little and changed my name to Malcolm x. I was spokeman for the Nation of Islam. I called President John Kennedy’s assignation a ‘case of chickens coming home to roost.’ In 1831 I launched The Liberator. I organized the American Anti Slavery Society and was president from 1843-1865. I was a part of the Abolition Movement. I was a Volunteer Pediatric Nurse in the Peace Corps in the early 1960s. I invented the snugli, an airlift, and a padded, portable and adjustable oxygen carrier. I was the first African American stand up comedian to integrate audiences. During my early career, I was compared to Bill Cosby. A bevy of stars did a tribute to me ‘I aint dead yet.’ My album Thriller was the first to produce five top singles. I sometime refer to myself as Peter Pan. I built a ranch called Never Never Land. I was known as the Empress of the Blues. At the height of my career in the 1920s, I was earning over 2,000.00 a week. I sang Gimme A Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer. I was co-founder of Freedom Journal. The first African American newspaper. I was pastor of New York City’s first African American Presbyterian Church. I was a founding member of New York’s famed anti-slavery Society in 1833. I sued my master for my freedom because I’d traveled with him to a free state. In 1850, Judge Hamilton granted me my freedom but after two years the Missouri Supreme Court ruled that I was still a slave and gave me back to my master. If you want to be entered in the contest, submit your email address below. Your email address wil be kept confidential and will only be used to notify you if you are a winner. I was an abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. I was the first African American to have a novel published. The novel title is Clotel. It’s about a child who allegedly is the son of President Thomas Jefferson. I am the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. I am the first black National Security Advisor. After Desert Storm I became an American Hero. I am the first African American to be honored with a U. S. postmark. I was National Director of Operation Breadbasket. I direct Operation Push and the National Rainbow Coalition. I discovered a pass between California and Reno. This route became known as the Beckwourth Pass. I was a liaison between the U.S. Government and the Crows. I wrote the play A Raisin in the Sun. In 1959 it became the first black production to win The New York Drama Critics Circle Award. I am said to have started The Modern Era of Black American Theater. I was a famous black scientist from the south. I received the Spingarn Medal, the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the the Roosevelt Medal. I created many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes. We were the first Black Aviation Squadron called The 99th Pursuit Squadron. We fought in World War II. We were awarded Silver Stars, 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 8 Purple Hearts, 14 Bronze Stars, and 744 Air Medals. I am called the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1930s my husband and I worked to free the Scottsboro Boys. I was awarded the Spingarn Medal, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. I was inducted into the Michigan Women Hall of Fame. I was an educator and activist. I found several schools and the National Council of Negro Women. I found a school that is now known as the Bethune-Cookman College. I was minister of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. I became chairman of the Education and Labor committee in 1961. I was the first black congressman from New York. If you want to be entered in the contest, submit your email address below. Your email address wil be kept confidential and will only be used to notify you if you are a winner. I am an actor, comedian, author, musician and activist. I created the educational show ‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. I was the first African American to star in a network drama series. ' I Spy' I was a civil rights activist, historian, author and editor. I was the first black to earn a Ph. D from Harvard University. I wrote The Suppression of the Slave-Trade of the United States of America 1638-1870. I won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. I had a dream. I was a prominent Civil Rights leader. I helped put an end to legal discrimination in the work place. I am known as the Father of Gospel Music. I wrote well over 1,000 songs. My album ‘Precious Lord: New Recordings of the Great songs of Thomas Dorsey’ was added to the United States National Recordings. I was a physician and medical researcher. I was the first black surgeon to serve on the American Board of Surgery. I started the first blood bank. I was an abolitionist, editor, orator, author and reformer. I merged The North Star with the Liberty Party Paper and formed Frederick Douglass’ Paper. I was considered to be one of the best orators of my time. I hit my 649th home run on June 10, 1972 passing Willie Mays. I broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs on April 8, 1974. I received racial abuse, derogatory letters and death threats as a result of breaking Babe Ruth’s record. I was the first African American to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. I received a PhD. from Harvard University in Political Science. I mediated the end of the Arab-Israeli War in 1949. I wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God. This showed me to be a major player of the Harlem Renaissance. I was very outspoken and said “Being misunderstood is the price you pay for being great”. Alice Walker revived my works in 1970. I was the first martyr of the Boston Massacre. In 1865 a day was named in my honor and a monument honoring me was erected on the Boston Common. Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. referred to me in the opening of his speech ‘Why We Can’t Wait.