African American Heritage Trivia Questions
1. The Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark serves as a reminder that this major Southern city, which is home to this site, was once considered the Pittsburgh of the South.
2. The Dexter Parsonage Museum in Montgomery, Alabama was the home of what African American minister in the middle 1950s?
3. Uncle Tom's Cabin was a runaway hit in the early 19th century, and it propelled Harriet Beecher Stowe into the heart of the discussion about the morality of slavery in the United States. In what state is the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, a National Trust Partner Place, located?
4. Laura: A Creole Plantation was the site where which famous children's character came to life through African American folktales recorded there by Alcee Fortier in 1894?
5. Though Baltimore is known for its large African American population, which Maryland community, that was the capital in the 17th century, was the home to a significant population of enslaved Africans that helped to make that community prosperous?
6. Which legendary jazz musician has a home and music archives in Queens, NY that is open to the public?
7. Bellamy Mansion is working on the preservation of its stunning brick slave quarters, representing one of the few examples of urban slavery. In what Southern city is Bellamy Mansion located?
8. This National Trust Partner Place tells the story of the nation's first college that was founded, in 1833, with the goal of educating women and African Americans.
9. The famed Buffalo Soldiers arrived at which west Texas post in 1869, and the last regiment of Buffalo Soldiers departed in 1885, four years before the post was abandoned altogether?
10. Historic Jamestowne in Virginia just celebrated its 400th anniversary as the first permanent English speaking settlement in the present day United States. In what year did the first Africans arrive in Jamestown?
