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Test your knowledge of Black History

1. Black History Month, which emerged 4. Which is widely known as the 7. Black History Month falls in from an event known as Negro History birthplace of hip-hop? February because which two Week, was the brainchild of this historical important historical figures have A. figure. Harlem birthdays in the month of February? B. The Bronx A C. C. Detroit A. and Madam C.J Walker . Thomas Dorsey B. Carter G. Woodson D. George W. Carver D. B. Frederick Douglass and Carter G. Woodson C. Frederick Douglass and 5. became famous for her 2. From which university did former First D. Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln role in inspiring which protest for civil Lady Michelle Obama graduate? rights? 8. , ’ first A. Princeton C. Yale female Vice President, first African- B. Stanford D. Harvard A. Freedom Rides American, and first Asian-American B. Montgomery Bus Boycott Vice President, graduated from 3. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his C. March from Selma to Montgomery Howard University, which is located in famous I Have a Dream speech ______. D. Sit-in Movement ______. A. During a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in 6. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. A. Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Constitution outlawed in all the B. Queens, N.Y. B. At the swearing-in of President John F. Kennedy United States in ______. C. Washington D.C. D. C. At the end of the march from Selma to Chicago A. 1865 B. 1861 Montgomery C. 1863 D. 1849 D. At the Lincoln Memorial during the March on

Washington D.C.

Source: Positive Promotions, Inc. Answers 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.B

FAMOUS BLACK QUOTES

“Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress” Frederick Douglass

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou

DID YOU KNOW WHO AM I

9. I am the first African-American to 10. In 1939, I was not able to perform graduate from Harvard University and at Constitution Hall because of a become a U.S. Senator. “white performers only” policy but First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt A. protested and I eventually performed B. at the Lincoln Memorial. C. Colin Powell D. A. Aretha Franklin C. Ela Fitzgerald B. Marian Anderson D. Della Reese