Black History Month

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Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:

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The day the last slaves in Texas found out that the Civil War was over and that they were free

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What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

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CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

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At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

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Department store seamstress

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Which of these influential authors became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

• Maya Angelou
• August Wilson
• Lorraine Hansberry
• Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison

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Before he was elected president of the United States, Barack Obama served as a U.S. senator of which Midwestern state? Options: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio

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Illinois

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In addition to his influential campaigns to become president of the United States, in 1984 and 1988, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is known for his leadership roles with which civil rights organizations?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference, People United to Save Humanity (Operation PUSH), Rainbow Coalition

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In 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.

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Woolworth's

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In 1968, who became the first black woman elected to Congress?

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Shirley Chisholm

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Members of what labor union helped to build the nation’s black middle class and civil rights movement? Options: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, American Federal of Teachers, Communications Workers of America, International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

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Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1966?

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Stokely Carmichael