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dudley one · #6 (**permalink**) 02-08-2006, 01:18 AM

66. In 1905, in New York, 129 African-American intellectuals from 14 states met and organized the Niagara Movement, which became the forerunner of this important civil rights organization, that still exists today. Name the organization.

67. In 1954, this unanimous landmark Supreme Court decision overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine, that since 1896, had legitimized segregation in the schools and other public facilities. Name this case.

68. For six days in August 1965, looting, burning, and rioting plunged this predominantly African-American section of Los Angeles into a state of anarchy, which resulted from the mistreatment of an African-American youth by a white policeman. Name this section of Los Angeles.

69. In what year did President Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves held in rebellious areas be freed?

70. What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African-Americans the right to vote?

71. Name the 1896 court case in which the U.S. Supreme Court gave its approval to segregate public facilities, known as the infamous "Jim Crow" laws?

72. What organization, founded in 1977, was the first African-American political lobbying organization? Headed by Randall Robinson, the organization influences U.S. policy toward Africa and the Caribbean.

73. In 1817, this organization was founded to transport free African-Americans to their ancestral homeland. This organization built a colony in West Africa that became, in 1847, the independent country of Liberia. What was the name of this organization?

74. In 1912, Marcus Garvey founded an organization that grew to become one of the largest and most influential organizations in the African world. At its height, this organization claimed four million dues-paying members, a daily newspaper, a shipping line, and many other impressive enterprises. Name the organization.

75. Even though Garvey's UNIA was highly urbanized, its stronghold was the southern United States, the most thoroughly organized Garveyite area in the world. Name the southern state that was the leading center of the UNIA, with 74 branches.

76. This politician was the son of a prominent Harlem minister who pastored the largest African-American congregation in America. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1944, he offset his reputation for absenteeism by pushing civil rights and other legislation favorable to African-Americans through Congress. Name him.

77. In 1967, Carl Stokes became the first African-American mayor of a major American city. Name the city.

78. What was the name of the 14-year-old African-American boy who was brutally murdered in Money, MS, in 1955 for speaking to a white woman? An all white jury acquitted his killers. His death was the spark that set the Civil Rights Movement on fire.

79. On September 15, 1963 four young African-American school girls were killed in the bombing of a church in Birmingham. Their deaths symbolized the evil and treachery of racism. What was the name of the church where these martyrs died?

80. On February 1, 1960, African-American college students staged a sit-in at a "white's only" lunch counter in a southern city. The sit-in grew to over 70,000 participants in cities across the South. The sit-in thrust African-American youth to the front lines of the movement. Name the city where the sit-ins began.

Science, Technology & Inventions

81. Dr. Percy Julian was the renowned African-American chemist who, in 1935, developed a drug for the treatment of what dreaded eye disease?

82. Name the African-American inventor whose automatic lubrication system, devised in 1872, allowed for the continuous flow of oil to machinery without the necessity of stopping the machines. This African-American man held over 50 patents and originated the expression "The Real McCoy."

83. Who was the free-born inventor, mathematician, astronomer, and essayist, called the "sable genius"? He made, completely of wood, the first clock wholly made in America. This clock kept accurate time for over 20 years. He is best known for taking part in laying out the plans for the city of Washington, DC.

84. Name the famous agricultural chemist whose crop research at the Tuskegee Institute led to better and more productive farming in the South. He also discovered a multitude of products and uses for the soybean, peanut, and sweet potato.

85. This African-American physician and scientist was a pioneer in blood plasma research. His method of storing blood plasma for the injured and wounded was a significant factor in turning the tide in the allied war effort in World War II. Ironically, this African-American man died from loss of blood sustained in an auto accident, after being denied admission to a "white" hospital.