Which of the following individuals was responsible for calling the first meeting that took place in Fall 1905?

• A. James Reed
• B. Marcus Garvey
• C. W.E.B. Du Bois
• D. Charless "C.C." Poindexter

Answer: (D)

Understanding who initiated Alpha Phi Alpha’s founding by calling the Fall 1905 organizing meeting is the key idea. Charless “C.C.” Poindexter was the person who called that first gathering, bringing together students to discuss forming a new fraternity for Black students. That initial meeting set the wheels in motion for the group that would formalize Alpha Phi Alpha the next year at Cornell. The other individuals—Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois—are prominent figures in Black history, but they did not call the first organizing meeting for this fraternity, and James Reed is not recorded as the organizer of that gathering.