2009 Making Black History Past, Present, Future

Black History Month Quiz: Unknown Trailblazers

Which of these adventurers diligently trained for his/her profession in France, because attempts at receiving an education in America were thwarted by discrimination?

• Bessie Coleman
• Matthew Alexander Henson

Which of these two military men was the first to be assigned to command an all-black unit after the Civil War?

• Henry Flipper
• Col. Charles Young

Name the entertainer who paved the way for black opera singers:

• Paul Robeson
• Sissieretta Jones

Pick the man of the cloth who became the 29th president of Georgetown University in 1873:

• Col. Allen Allensworth
• Dr. Patrick Francis Healy

Of these two pioneers in medicine, which helped to found one of the first hospitals to employ and train blacks?

• Bridget “Biddy” Mason
• Daniel Hale Williams

These politicos both became diplomats during their careers. Which one contributed to the development of the United Nations?

• Patricia Roberts Harris
• Ralph Johnson Bunche

The two men broke ground as sportsmen. Which was known as “the fastest bicycle rider in the world”?

• Major Taylor
• James Beckworth

These two horsemen were successful men in widely different fields. Which history maker is depicted in Wells Fargo Bank commercials?

• Isaac Murphy
• George Monroe

These brainiacs displayed great intellectual prowess. Which was a celebrated engineer?

• Elijah McCoy
• Fannie Jackson Coppin

These union leaders were both instrumental in developing the power of the black working class. Who organized a union of elevator operators?

• Asa Philip Randolf
• Cottrell Lawrence Dellums