Test How Well You Know Black History With This Inventors Quiz

Karyn Bailey|History|31 Jan 2020

Which of the following is false about the inventor of African American hair products?

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A curbside view shows the outside of a Madame CJ Walker store in Atlanta, Georgia.
Retry Correct Incorrect Sarah Breedlove traveled the country promoting her African American hair products under the name Madame C.J. Walker. Despite her humble upbringing, she was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
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Which of the following is false about the inventor of African American hair products?

  • She was a self-made millionaire
  • Her birth name was Madame C.J. Walker
  • She suffered from hair loss
  • She was an orphan from the age of seven
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