African American History Exam

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Crispus Attucks

a black man - first casualty of the american revolution - shot and killed at boston massacre on march 5, 1770

phillis wheatley 

first black woman to become a poet of note in the united states

prince hall

founder of the african lodge of the honoroable society of free and accepted masons of boston, world’s first lodge of black freemasonry

absalom jones

america’s first black priest, helped establish free african society

richard allen

founder and first bishop of the african methodist episcopal church

benjamin banneker

naturalist, mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author

gabriel prosser

enslaved blacksmith who led a failed uprising to capture the virignia capitol building and armory in richmond, and hold the governor capture and demand freedom for the state’s slaves

francis johnson

black musician and composer, first american to perform for queen victoria of the UK

thomas jennings

the first black man to receive a patent

denmark vesey

formerly enslaved, self educated black man who planned the most extensive slave rebellion in us history in charleston, SC 

david walker

a native of wilmington, moved to boston and published “appeal to the colored citizens of the world” which urged black resistance to slavery and racism 

nat turner

led an effective slave rebellion in 1831 which set off a new wave of oppressive legislation

frederick douglass

abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author - famous for his autobiography 

sojourner truth 

evangelist, abolitionist, womens rights advocate and author. 

macon b. allen

first recorded licensed black lawyer in the US - self taught and gained his experience working for white lawyers

david jones peck

first black man to graduate from an american medical school 

harriet tubman

escaped from slavery and became a leading abolitionist - led dozens to freedom in the north using the underground railroad

lucy stanton

educator and abolitionist, believed to be first black woman to have graduated from college 

dred scott

enslaved man who unsuccessfully sued for the freedom of his family in 1857 - supreme court found that he nor any other person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the US

martin delany

abolitionist, physician, and editor in the pre civil war period. spoke confidently of black nationalism and racial pride and anticipated expressions of such views later