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Brown, Roscoe C. Jr., 1922-2016 Black Culture Quiz

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.223 Author/Creator: Brown, Roscoe C. Jr., 1922-2016 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1973 Pagination: 43 p. ; 17.9 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "Black Culture Quiz" printed by New York University dated 1973. Prepared by professors at New York University's Institute of Afro-American Affairs. Categories are split by four components pertaining to African American History; "People and their Work," "Places and Events," "Sports, Entertainment and the Arts," and "Science and Economic Life." Also contains a reference list of readings related to the questions.

Allen, Richard, 1760-1831
Attucks, Crispus, 1723-1770
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Brooke, Edward, 1919-2005
Brooks, Angie, 1928-2007
Brown, Roscoe C. Jr., 1922-2016
Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Bunche, Ralph, 1904-1971
Cinque, Joseph, 1814-1879
Cuffe, Paul, 1759-1817
Dorsey, Carolyn A., fl. 1973
Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt, 1868-1963
Harding, Vincent, 1931-2014
Healy, James Augustine, 1830-1900
Kenyatta, Jomo, 1893-1978
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Luthuli, Albert, 1898-1967
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993
Metcalfe, Ralph, 1910-1978
Nyerere, Julius, 1922-1999
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
Phillips, Channing Emery, 1928-1987
Randolph, A. Phillip, 1889-1979
Revels, Hiram R., 1827-1901
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Scott, Dred, 1799-1858
Singleton, Benjamin, 1809-1900
Turner, Morris, 1923-2014
Weaver, Robert C., 1907-1997
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931
Woodson, Carter G., 1875-1950
Young, Charles, 1864-1922

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