Black History Month

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I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

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Ruby Bridges

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I created specialized hair products for African-American hair and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Who am I?

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Madam C.J. Walker

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I won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrassing German dictator Adolf Hitler. Who am I?

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Jesse Owens

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I was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. I am best known for the many uses I devised for the peanut. Who am I?

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George Washington Carver

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What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

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Thurgood Marshall

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Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

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Barack Obama

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Who is the "Father of Black History?"
Options: Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Carter G. Woodson, Abraham Lincoln

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Carter G. Woodson

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How long was the first celebration of Black History?

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one week

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Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?

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Mae Jemison