Philadelphia Tribune - Index

Philadelphia Tribune - Summer Sojourner 2008 - Index

1. Born a slave on May 15, 1832, this woman
ran away to Toledo, Ohio. After re-locating
in the west, she had no equal. She was a 6’
and 200 pound, cigar smoking, gun toting
pioneer who settled her arguments with her
fists, and once in a while with her six shooter.
The folks around Cascade, Montana knew
her as a freight hauler, laundress, restaurant
owner and the second woman ever to drive a
United States mail coach.
RAMY DIFELS
2. She was the first African-American to
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receive recognition as a sculptress. In 1865,
she went to Rome to master her technique.
She worked directly in marble and was noted
for her exacting mastery of the neo classical
style. She achieved her greatest recognition
abroad. In 1876, she returned to the United
States and was the only Black artist to exhibit
in Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition
AYRM IADEMON WELIS
3. This African-American painter was born
in Pittsburgh, Penn. A major 19th century
Black painter of religious and genre scenes,
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he studied with Thomas Eakins. Tormented
by racial persecution, he settled in Paris,
France in 1891 and only briefly returned to
America from 1902-04. His early atmospheric
genre works, such as “The Banjo Lesson”
(c. 1893), have been recently rediscovered
and praised by the art world.
RENHY WASOSA NATREN
4. In 1916, at the very beginning of his
screen career, this actor/producer was one of
the most handsome Black actors of the silent
era. He appeared in scores of films, including
serials, Westerns and adventure films where
he was cast in Black roles, obviously, but he
would also play other exotic character parts,
such as Indians, Latinos and Egyptians.
BONLE KARM NOSNHJO
5. She was the first African-American to sing
opera with an organized company in Europe.
In 1941 she founded the National Negro
Opera
LALLINI VENAS NITVAE
6. In 1941, he was the first African-
American painter to be represented by a
New York gallery. His paintings have celebrated
historical figures such as Frederick
Douglass and Harriet Tubman.
JOBAC WALRCENE
7. This African-American man served 27
years as Morehouse College president. He
distinguished himself as a leader in education,
religion and race relations. He was a
mentor and inspiration to the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr.
MINJANEB E. YAMS
8. She was the first African-American
woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, 1969
1982. She sought the Democratic Party
nomination for president in 1972.
HIRELYS MCHOLIHS
9. This civil rights leader was a member of
Congress from 1972 77. He was U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations, from
1977 79. He also served as the mayor of
Atlanta, Ga. Still active in civic affairs, he
helped bring the Centennial Olympic Games
to Atlanta in 1996.
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© 2008 Vincent Campbell, Jr.
WORD SCRAMBLE ANSWERS
1. MARY FIELDS
2. MARY EDMONIA LEWIS
3. HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
4. LILLIAN EVANS EVANTI
5. NOBLE MARK JOHNSON
6. JACOB LAWRENCE
7. BENJAMIN E. MAYS
8. SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
9. ANDREW YOUNG