Black History Trivia & Facts #2

As we celebrate Black History Month, learn interesting facts that you may not have known. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Daily Black History Trivia Contest February 6, 2014 Daily Black History Trivia Question Who was the first African American major league baseball player? Jackie Robinson Satchel Paige Larry Doby Ernie Banks To answer the question, click here! Want to win free tutoring, free Spanish/French classes, discounts on our services, and more?  Play the Daily Black History Trivia Challenge on your mobile device.  Text "blackhistory" to 99000.  The question will be sent to your phone.  Answer the question.  Win a prize when you get the answer right! Robert Lewis Douglas February 6, 1972 On this day in 1972, Robert Lewis "Bob" Douglas, Founder, Owner and Coach of the New York Renaissance (the RENs) basketball team, is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Jail-In Movement February 6, 1961 Jail-in movement started in Rock Hill, S.C., when students refused to pay fines and requested jail sentences. Students Nonviolent Coordinating Committee urged south-wide "Jail, No Bail" campaign. CORE organizer Thomas Gaither introduced “Jail, No Bail” in an effort to make the sit-ins more successful, gain new media attention, and decrease the amount of funds spent on bail ($17,000 in bail money had already been spent). Read more... About Us Accelerated Learning Services provides tutoring, test prep, college prep, and study skills for students in grades K-12, college, and even adult learners.  We tutor locally (Atlanta, CSRA), nationally, & internationally.  100% of our clients have matriculated to the next grade level or passed their college level courses upon receiving educational support services from us.  YOU CAN BE NEXT!! The Mayflower of Liberia February 6, 1820 The first organized emigration back to Africa begins when 86 free African Americans leave New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They are bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomes free African Americans as well as fugitive slaves.  Read more... Contact Us Local: 404-933-2235 Toll Free: 855-3-TUTOR-ME Email: info@acceleratedlearningservices.com Website: www.alstutoring.com

Black History Trivia & Facts

As we celebrate Black History Month, learn interesting facts that you may not have known. Daily Black History Trivia February 5th in History Daily Black History Trivia Question In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have A Dream Speech"? 1952 1963 1969 1971 To answer the question, click here! Want to win free tutoring, free Spanish/French classes, discounts on our services, and more?  Play the Daily Black History Trivia Challenge on your mobile device.  Text "blackhistory" to 99000.  The question will be sent to your phone.  Answer the question.  Win a prize when you get the answer right! Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment February 5, 1866 Congressman Thaddeus Stevens offered an amendment to Freedmen's Bureau bill authorizing the distribution of public land and confiscated land to freedmen and loyal refugees in forty acre lots. The measure was defeated in the House by a vote of 126 to 37. A Black delegation, led by Frederick Douglas called on President Johnson and urged ballots for former slaves. Meeting ended in disagreement and controversy after Johnson reiterated his opposition to Black suffrage. Clifton R Wharton Sr. February 5, 1958 Clifton R. Wharton Sr. was confirmed as the minister to Rumania. This career diplomat was the first Black to head a U.S. embassy in Europe.  Clifton Reginald Wharton was the first African American to enter the U.S. Foreign Service under the State Department’s merit system. In 1958, after decades of service in traditionally black posts such as Liberia and the Canary Islands, he broke the department’s color barrier by becoming the first black diplomat to be named ambassador to a European nation. Read more... About Us Accelerated Learning Services provides tutoring, test prep, college prep, and study skills for students in grades K-12, college, and even adult learners.  We tutor locally (Atlanta, CSRA), nationally, & internationally.  100% of our clients have matriculated to the next grade level or passed their college level courses upon receiving educational support services from us.  YOU CAN BE NEXT!! Barack Obama February 5, 1990 Columbia University graduate and Harvard University law student Barack Obama became the first African American named president of the Harvard Law Review. The Harvard Law Review, generally considered the most prestigious in the country, elected the first black president in its 104-year history on this day. The job is considered the highest student position at Harvard Law School.  Read more... Contact Us Local: 404-933-2235 Toll Free: 855-3-TUTOR-ME Email: info@acceleratedlearningservices.com Website: www.alstutoring.com