Black History Project Quiz

In which year were the first Africans brought to Jamestown as slaves?

• 1776

• 1619

• 1865

• 1945

Harriet Tubman was famous for helping slaves escape through the _________________________.

• Mexican Border

• Mississippi River

• Underground Railroad

• Ohio River

What did the 13th Amendment do?

• Ended slavery

• Gave citizenship to African-Americans

• Allowed Black men to vote

• Allowed Black women to vote

Jim Crow was a racist performer in the 1800s. Which laws did his acts inspire?

• Slavery laws

• Separate but Equal Segregation laws

• Black Codes

• Civil Rights laws

This picture most likely was taken during the _______________________________.

• Harlem Renaissance

• Sherman Park Riots

• I Have a Dream Speech

• Emmett Till's Funeralo

Jackie Robinson primarily played for which Baseball team?

• New York Yankees

• Boston Red Sox

• Brooklyn Dodgers

• Milwaukee Brewers

Which supreme court case effectively ended legal segregation in the United States?

• Bush v Gore

• Gideon v Wainwright

• OJ Simpson v City of Los Angeles

• Brown v Board of Education

The Little Rock Nine were some of the first black students to attend an all-white ________________________.

• Movie Theater

• School

• Pool

• Gym

Emmett Till's mother drew attention to her son's by death by ___________________________.

• Giving him an open casket

• Writing about it

• Making a TV show

• Making phone calls

Rosa Parks planned to sit in the all-white section of the bus and protest.

• True

• False