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Alonzo Herndon
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Which Atlanta-based business corporation was created by entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon?

Question 1 options:

Delta Airlines


Zaxby's


Coca-Cola


Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company

Question 2 (1 point)

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"I was born a slave, but became a millionaire by opening a barbershop in Atlanta. Later, in 1905, I founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company. Hard work will take you places you have never dreamed. I started with nothing and am truly living the American dream."

Question 2 options:

Henry Grady


W.E.B. DuBois


Alonzon Herndon


Booker T. Washington

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Alonzo Herndon would best represent the philosophy of which early civil rights leader?

Question 3 options:

W.E.B. DuBois


Henry Grady


Booker T. Washington


Tom Watson

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Alonzo Herndon was born in Social Circle Georgia. Which of the following describes Alonzo's early life?

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Born into slavery, Alonzo became a sharecropper and sold peanuts to earn extra money.


Alonzo was born to a wealthy family. This allowed him to become a successful business man.


Alonzo was born into slavery and accepted the fact he would never earn much money.


Alonzo was born in Virginia on a large plantation and only moved to Georgia after the Civil War.

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Why would Alonzo Herndon's barbershop have been a target of the mob during the 1906 Race Massacre?

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Herndon had put several white barbers out of business and taken over their shops.


Herndon represented a threat of African Americans becoming more successful than whites.


Herndon was accused of participating in race riots and acting violently towards others.


Herndon worked against the New South industrialization goals, insisting the economy focus on farming.


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Here are the answers to the quiz questions:

**Question 1:**
Which Atlanta-based business corporation was created by entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon?
**Answer:** Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company

**Question 2:**
"I was born a slave, but became a millionaire by opening a barbershop in Atlanta. Later, in 1905, I founded the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company. Hard work will take you places you have never dreamed. I started with nothing and am truly living the American dream."
**Answer:** Alonzo Herndon

**Question 3:**
Alonzo Herndon would best represent the philosophy of which early civil rights leader?
**Answer:** Booker T. Washington

**Question 4:**
Alonzo Herndon was born in Social Circle Georgia. Which of the following describes Alonzo's early life?
**Answer:** Born into slavery, Alonzo became a sharecropper and sold peanuts to earn extra money.

**Question 5:**
Why would Alonzo Herndon's barbershop have been a target of the mob during the 1906 Race Massacre?
**Answer:** Herndon represented a threat of African Americans becoming more successful than whites.

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