Outstanding African Americans Activity
Thurgood Marshall said "Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place."

Directions: Click on the link to go to a web site with the answer to the question. The answer is often on the linked page.
A few web sites require you to use an appropriate link to another page that has the answer.
Use the Go menu of your browser to return to this hunt page. Printer friendly answer sheet
Hey, Mrs. O! a link is broken! - Use your Internet research skills to find the answer.

Listen to Drew Underwood read his poem. Keep his words in mind as you complete this activity.

1. What remarkable speech did Sojourner Truth give to the Women's Rights Convention?

Be sure to read it.

2. How many different occupations did George Washington Carver have during his life? Name 3.

3. When Wilma Rudolph was a child something happened to her that makes her 3 Olympic gold medals all the more amazing.
What happened to her?

4. What do you think is Mae Jemison's most remarkable accomplishment?

5. Judith Jamison is a famous dancer. What does her work "Echo: Far From Home" depict?

6. What kind of music is Scott Joplin famous for composing?

7. Ernest Just was an expert in _______________________________________________.

8. For what contribution to medicine is Dr. Charles Drew known?

9. How many African Americans served in the Revolutionary War Army?

10. Barbara Jordan sat on what famous congressional committee?

Barbara Charline Jordan - 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

11. He appeared before the Supreme Court 32 times and won 29 of those cases.
Which Supreme Court Justice was known as the "little man's lawyer"?

Extended thinking: How did his work contribute to the Civil Rights movement?

12. What was Constance Baker Motley's greatest accomplishment?

13. Ray Charles overcame many challenges in his life.
Which do you think was his greatest challenge? Why?

14. Susie Baker King Taylor contributed to her community in several ways. List two.

15. Katherine Dunham was a woman of many talents. List three of them using the resources in this LOC web site.

16. At the summer Olympic Games in 1968, two black athletes made a silent protest for equality.
Who were these men?

17. Name the composer who first popularized the Blues with his "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Blues".
Try using the Find command to help you scan the text: Go Edit ... Find or (Macs - Go command key ...f).
Enter a keyword in the box. Hit the return key. To Find Again farther down the page use command ...g.

18. Savion Glover is a brilliant artist. You may remember him from his appearances on a children's TV show.
In what performance art does he extraordinarily excel?

19. Clementine Hunter painted thousands of folk art paintings in her lifetime.

How did she earn a living?

20. File Not Found. Web sites are often redesigned. The address (url) of a web page then changes. A link to the page is broken.
The information is probably still in the site. This is a challenge to you. Begin by going to the home page of the site.
Consider the links provided. It may take several link choices to find the info you are seeking. You can often locate "file not found" pages this way.

Trumpeter, Louis Armstrong, did something reckless as a kid. It changed his life.
What was it?

21. Diane Nash struggled with something as she worked for civil rights.
How did her decision contribute to success?

22. How has Bill Cosby or Oprah Winfrey contributed to shaping a better world?

23. No African American soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.
Thankfully, this has been corrected. Select one recipient and note his accomplishment.

24. Langston Hughes was an extraordinary poet. Listen to "Dream Deferred".

What do you believe is his dream deferred?

25. Gordon Parks, Sr. was a prolific ...

26. What happened to Ruby Bridges?

Use your online research skills to ascertain the answers to these questions

27. Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
What conflict’s resolution earned him the award?

28. What was Rebecca Lee Crumpler's remarkable accomplishment?

29. Mose Wright's act took great courage. What did he do?

30. Name of the first woman to lay, in honor, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

31. Mary Francis Berry has lead a remarkable life. She has tried many different paths. Watch the video.
What are four of the things she says makes a leader?

Crispus Attucks, an African American who escaped slavery, was the first man to die for the cause of liberty. He was killed at the Boston Massacre.

Offline Activity:

* Which one of these remarkable people impresses you the most? Explain

* Research an outstanding African American from your community or state.

How did they contribute to their community?

Extend your efforts by creating a web site or video about the person.

* Explore "Lift Every Voice and Sing" enrichment on NPR

* Electronic Field trip -The Nine Who Made A Difference

* Leaders & Students online videos | * What is the demographics of your legislature?

* Explore the connection between Phillis Wheatley and George Washington.

* What percentage of the delegates to the Second Continental Congress owned slaves?

Want to find out more?

2000 Cynthia J. O'Hora . Updated 2/2008

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