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African American History Month Quiz I

1. Who told the Senate Armed Services Committee in 1948 that he would urge black youths to resist the draft unless discrimination was banned?

2. What was the only Southern state to permit slave enlistments in the military in 1780?

3. What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?

4. Who was the first African American car manufacturer in 1916?

5. What was... (continue reading)

Inventions & Discoveries Fact #1 Elijah McCoy (1843 - 1929) invented an automatic lubricator for oiling steam engines in 1872. The term "the real McCoy" is believed to be a reference about the reliability of Elijah McCoy's invention. Fact #2 Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877 - 1963) invented, among many other things, a 3-way automatic stop sign, which he sold to General Electric. It was used in the U.S. until the 3-light traffic sign was developed. Fact #3 Otis Boykin (1920... (continue reading)

Obama elected 44th president
'Change has come to America,' first African-American leader tells country
By Alex Johnson
Reporter
msnbc.com
updated 2:10 p.m. CT, Wed., Nov. 5, 2008
Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.

A crowd of nearly a quarter-million jammed Grant Park and the surrounding area in Chicago, where Obama addressed the... (continue reading)