JCBHPS Quiz:

Which town, located near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, was selected in 1906 as the site for the 2nd Conference of the Niagara Movement? Who selected the site?

What’s the other name that the Engine House of the Federal Arsenal is commonly known as?

Name the college that was founded at the end of the Civil War by the combined efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the Freewill Baptist missionaries.

Which town was founded by free African Americans in 1848, and was the first free black community in the state?

What’s the name of the first and only high school for black students in Jefferson County?

Name the Charles Town building that was the site of two of the three treason trials held in the United States prior to World War II. African Americans were involved in both trials.

Who prepared meals for John Brown during his incarceration in the Charles Town Jail, and later became the recipient of Brown’s Bible?

Which National Historic Landmark served as the headquarters for John Brown and his Provisional Army as they prepared for their historic raid on Harpers Ferry?

Name the free African American born in Charles Town, who was commissioned the rank of Field Major during the Civil War.