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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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