Black History Quiz 4

This individual was responsible for organizing one of the largest slave rebellions in US.

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

• Henry Brown

• Marcus Garvey

This individual had himself shipped in a box from Virginia to Pennsylvania - a state where he would be a free individual.

• Henry Brown

• Marcus Garvey

• Nat Turner

• Tarana Burke

The first African-American child to attend an all-white school in Louisiana in 1960 sparking the end of segregation in American schools.

• Viola Desmond

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks

• Marcus Garvey

This individual sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.

• Taran Burke

• Maya Angelou

• Letitia Wood Brown

• Colin Kaepernick

What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in 1800s led by Harriet Tubman?

• The Underground Railroad
• The Pony Express
• The Righteous Road
• The Fleet to Freedom

The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case

• Loving v. Virginia (1967)
• Marbury v Madison
• Brown v. Board of Education

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

• Ernie Banks
• Ty Cobb
• Jackie Robinson
• Satchel Paige

_______________was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott after refusing to give up her seat.

• Rosa parks

• Michelle Obama

• Georgia Washing

Jesse Owens was the first person to win four gold medals at one Olympic competition. 

• True
• False

Segregation laws .......

• made sure children went to school.

• kept black people and white people separate.

• made sure all people could vote.

• kept people from driving too fast.