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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 1) The Underground Railroad was a C That slavery would be abolished in network of people who helped southern states. African-American slaves escape to D That all people would be given freedom in… QUIZ equal treatment. A Mexico. B northern states and Canada. Test your knowledge C Europe. D southern states. of Black History. 8) The NAACP has worked for African- Circle the answers that American’s rights for many years. 2) and Frederick you think are correct. What does “NAACP” stand for? Douglass were famous abolitionists. A The National Advancement of An abolitionist is someone who… African-American Civil Professionals A wants to send blacks to college. 5) In 1957, Governor Orval Faubus ordered B The National Agency for the B wants to deny the rights of blacks. the state National Guard to try to Acceptance of Civil Professionals C wants to put an end to slavery. prevent nine African-American students C The National Administration of from attending Central High School in… D wants blacks and whites to live together African-American Colored People A Dallas, Texas. in harmony. D The National Association for the B Oxford, Mississippi. Advancement of Colored People 3) What did African-American men C Little Rock, Arkansas. gain through the 15th Amendment D Montgomery, Alabama. 9) Barack Obama was the first African of the U.S. Constitution? American to be elected President of A The right to vote 6) In 1961, white and African-American the United States. Before becoming president, Obama held all B The right to sit on buses and in cafes passengers traveled by bus throughout the South in an effort to integrate of the following jobs except… C Freedom from slavery bus stations. These trips were called… A U.S. senator. B Civil rights attorney. D Freedom from discrimination at work A Freedom Rides. B Civil Rights Acts. C Elementary school teacher. C D D 4) Why was arrested in 1955? Black Power Rides. Lunch Counter Sit-Ins. Community organizer. A She refused to give up her seat on a bus. 7) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous 10) Black History Month was created by B She sued a bus company for discrimination. “I Have a Dream” speech was given Carter G. Woodson and was C She protested against racist laws in during the March on Washington. What originally called “Negro History restaurants. was his dream? Week.” What year did it begin? A A B D She started an organization to fight That African Americans would be able to vote. 1979 1926 for civil rights. B That all African Americans could get good jobs. C 1889 D 1901

WHO AM I? 13) I created an award-winning talk show in Chicago and later Circle the person who you think is described created my own television network. in each statement. A Tyra Banks B C Montel Williams D Whoopi Goldberg 11) I was a New Orleans-born trumpeter with a unique voice who became a pioneer in jazz music. A B 14) I was the first African-American woman to travel Herbie Hancock in space, and went into orbit aboard the C Maceo Parker D Louis Armstrong Endeavour on September 12, 1992. A B C Eileen Collins D Christa McAuliffe 12) I was a famous poet, author, and civil rights activist whose book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, won many 15) I won 11 Emmy awards as a journalist on the awards. TV show “60 Minutes,” reporting on issues such A Alice Walker B Toni Morrison as violence and unsafe workplaces.

C D Terry McMillan A Ed Bradley B Lester Holt C Steve Harvey D Bill Whitaker

A 15. B, 14. B, 13. C, 12. D, 11. B, 10. C, 9. D, 8. D, 7. A, 6. C, 5. A, 4. A, 3. C, 2. B, 1. : ANSWERS