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Who was considered by mo t to
be the fi t Black p rson to write
poetry in America? .
UGU 22, 1 - Henry
Highland Garnett called general
lav trike.
1 32 - Ed Tolan won gold
medals in 100 and 200 meter
dash in LA Olyrnpi .
John Brown's graue is located
in what state?
UGU T23,17 -AM.E.
Church was incorporated.
1864 - John Lawson re­
ceived the U.S. Naval Medal of
Honor for heroism in the Battle
of Mobile Bay.
1892 - O.E. Brown patented
ho hoe.
1926 - Carter Woodson, his­
torian, author, inaugurated Ne­
gro History Week and later
produced the Negro History Bul­
letin.
In what.year did Frederick
Douglass begin his career as a
lecturer for the Massachusetts
Anti-Slavery Society? 1832, 1840
or 1841?
AUGU T 24, 1867
Howard University was founded.
1950 -Judge Edith Simp on
was named first Black alternate
delegate to the United Nations.
Name one of the products
which you might find being
manufactured at the Elijah
McCoy MQ. (Q,f,ur,' Com­
pany.
AUGUST 25, 1838 - Robert
Purvis helped establish under­
ground railway in Philadelphia.
1862 - 5,000 slaves were
armed by Secretary of War.
1908 - National Association
of Colored Nurses was founded.
1925 - A. Philip Randolph
organized Brotherhood of Sleep­
ing Car Porters.
1967 _:_ Carl Stokes of Cleve­
land and Richard Hatcher of
Gary, became the first African
American mayor of big cities.
What famous female group re­
corded "Lady Marmalade"?
A�GUST26, 1890' -Black
stage dancing led the way in
vaudeville and musical comedy.
1920 - 19th Amendment to
the Constitution ratified, giving
women the right to vote.
1943 - William L. Dawson
was elected Black Democratic
Party Vice President candidate.
How many gold medals were
won by Black Americans in the
1984 Olympics?
AUGUST 27, 1910 -Blacks
had been disenfranchised in MS,
SC, LA, NC, AL, VA, GA, and
OK.
1935 - Congr tablished
Federal Theater Project.
1963 - W.E. B. DuBois died.
The quote, "It hide our checks
and shades our eyes", is taken
from., what poem?
Answers
21 t - Phillis Wh tley.
22nd - New York.
23rd -.1841.
2 th -- The ironing board,
lawn sprinkler or lubrica ion
machinery.
25th - Labelle.
26th - Forty eight·
27th - W Wear The M k.
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