Question

1 match the descriptions with the people.
one of the first african american college graduates, he was the first african american elected to office when selected to serve in the vermont legislature in 1836.
this writer believed that enslaved people should do what is right despite the evil actions of enslavers and is considered the father of african american literature.
able to read greek and latin by age 12, this writer was the first african american to publish an entire book, poems on various subjects, religious and moral in 1773.
this noted abolitionist, gifted writer, and orator worked with richard allen to help philadelphians during a yellow fever outbreak.
the first african american woman to earn a college degree graduated for oberlin college in ohio in 1862.
alexander lucius twilight
absalom jones
phillis wheatley
jupiter hammon
mary jane patterson
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____ were formed to provide black students with a quality education, community, innovation, and social impact.
boarding schools
university interscholastic leagues
historically black colleges and universities
technical institutes

Explanation:

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• Alexander Lucius Twilight was one of the first African - American college graduates and first elected to the Vermont legislature in 1836.
• Jupiter Hammon is considered the father of African - American literature and believed enslaved people should do what is right.
• Phillis Wheatley could read Greek and Latin by age 12 and was the first African - American to publish a full - length book of poems in 1773.
• Absalom Jones was an abolitionist, writer, and orator who worked with Richard Allen during a yellow fever outbreak.
• Mary Jane Patterson was the first African - American woman to earn a college degree in 1862 from Oberlin College.

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established to provide Black students with quality education, community, innovation, and social impact.

Answer:

• One of the first African American college graduates, he was the first African American elected to office when selected to serve in the Vermont legislature in 1836: Alexander Lucius Twilight
• This writer believed that enslaved people should do what is right despite the evil actions of enslavers and is considered the father of African American literature: Jupiter Hammon
• Able to read Greek and Latin by age 12, this writer was the first African American to publish an entire book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral in 1773: Phillis Wheatley
• This noted abolitionist, gifted writer, and orator worked with Richard Allen to help Philadelphians during a yellow fever outbreak: Absalom Jones
• The first African American woman to earn a college degree graduated for Oberlin College in Ohio in 1862: Mary Jane Patterson

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