University 101 Chapter 1

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In 1915, Tuskegee claimed an endowment valued at _____ which was one of the largest for any black college in America.

1.5 million

HBCUs graduate approximately ____ percent of the undergraduate degrees earned by African Americans.

30

Going to college means you will increase your potential lifetime earning potential by:

50%

who was the leader i founding HBCU

AMA association

Zion Wesley, later known as Livingstone College, was a minister training sponsored by which denomination?

African Methodist Episcopal

W.E.B. Dubois wrote pioneering studies on race in America while serving on the faculty at what institution?

Atlanta University

Voorhees College was first established as

Denmark industrial school

By the 1950s Mary McLeod Bethune was the most influential black person in America.

False

Going to college greatly decreases your lifetime earning potential by 50%

False

__________ established the United Negro College Fund in 1944.

Frederick D Patterson

Which oil magnate invested significantly in the development of education in the South, with a special focus on black education?

Jon D Rockefellar

Who was the founder of Livingstone College?

Joseph C Price

Which of the following is not one of the four historically black colleges with law schools?

Meharry College

The early years of the black colleges coincided with the period historian Rayford W. Logan called the _________ of race relations in America.

Nahir, low point

Which of the following is not one of the historically black colleges with medical school?

Norfolk state university medical school

James E. Shepherd made a mark in the education of African Americans when he founded which HBCU?

North Carolina Central

Which of the following individuals were not a part of the Howard University trio that published groundbreaking studies on issues related to the black experience in the fields of sociology, economics, and politics?

Ralph Abernathy

who opened Hampton University on April 6 1868

Samuel Chapman

Bethune Cookman's founder, Mary McLeod Bethune attended the Presbyterian-sponsored Mayesville Mission School when she was eleven years old.

True

Hampton University was one of the institutions that was developed by the American Missionary Association (AMA).

True

Mary Mcleod Bethune founded the National Council of Negro Women to advocate for equal rights for women of color.

True

T/F Today there are 103 HUBCs in America.

True

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright left home at age 16 to attend _______________ and was influenced by the esteemed educator, Booker T. Washington.

Tuskeegee institute

"A mind is a terrible thing to waste." is the motto of:

UNCF

Which of the following was the primary mission of the black college?

Uplift and improve the conditions of African americans through education

Which of the following historically black colleges does not have a law school?

Virginia Union University

in 1881 who spent $2,000 for the creation of Tuskegee university

William Foster and Arthur brooks

Livingstone College was first known as ________________

Zion Wesley

In 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to take part in the March on Washington for:

freedom/employment opportunities

how long has doctor Harvey been president

since 1979

W.E.B. Dubois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University

true


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