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1. What did mechanic Frederick McKinley Jones invent in 1935? (*hint: thanks to him we can easily eat fruit out of season, 2^nd paragraph.)



2. The 9th and 10th Calvary in the American military were African-American soldiers who helped to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans. These soldiers were called "Buffalo Soldiers" by Native Americans. Why did they receive that nickname? (*hint: 2^nd paragraph under Points of Interest)



3. Wilma Rudoph was the first American woman to accomplish this, despite having had double pneumonia and scarlet fever as a young child and even though she could not walk without braces until age 11. What did Wilma do?



4. The Underground Railway was a loose organization of people, both white and African-American who risked their lives and property to escort slaves to freedom. Levi Coffin and his wife, who were Quakers, helped over 2,000 people escape to freedom.
   What special features did his house have? (*hint: look at the 2^nd photograph)



5. In 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) began sending student volunteers on bus trips to test the implementation of new laws prohibiting segregation in interstate travel facilities. What were the people who went on these bus trips called? (*hint: look for 1961 on the timeline)



6. During the 1800s there was a thriving Whaling community in Nantucket, Massachusetts. This included a thriving African-American contingent of all African-American owned and staffed whaling ships. Among these whalers was Lewis Temple. What did Lewis Temple invent that revolutionized the whaling industry?



7. In 1945, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to _____? (*hint: look in the 2^nd paragraph)



8. With estimates of 200,000 to 500,000 attendees, this 1963 civil rights march was a powerful example of a peaceful and meaningful protest. What was the name of this march? (*hint: this is the march where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech.)



9. Besides opening the nation's first interracial hospital in 1891, Daniel Hale Williams is also known for being the first person to perform which operation? (*hint: look in the 4^th paragraph)



10. On April 6, 1909 Mathew Alexander Henson, an African-American explorer along with explorer Robert E. Peary achieved which unprecedented accomplishment?