Black History Month 1

Who started Black History Month?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Carter G. Woodson

Why did Carter G. Woodson think we should have Black History Month?

• African American children did not have school books.

• African American achievements were not in school books.

• African Americans wanted civil rights.

Why is Black History Month celebrated in the month of February?

• It's the birthday month of Abraham Lincoln and Frederic Douglass

• It's the month that we have Valentine's Day

• It's the month for celebrating African Americans

Why is Thurgood Marshall important in African American history?

• He was named after his grandfather

• He went to Howard University because he could not go to the University of Maryland

• He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice

What was one of Thurgood Marshall's most famous case?

• Black vs. Education

• Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

• Brown vs. the people of Kansas

Who did not give up her seat on the bus for a white man and was arrested?

• Corretta Scott King

• Rosa Parks

• Ruby Bridges

Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. in history?

• He was a great leader and fought for civil rights for all people

• He has a birthday in January.

• He was killed because people didn't like Black people

Why is Ruby Bridges important in African American history?

• She was very smart and brave.

• She was the first African American child to go to school with white children

• She was the first African American millionaire

What was the name of the school Ruby Bridges attended?

• William Frantz School

• The School for African Americans

• Willam and Mary School for White People

What continent did African Americans come from?

• Asia

• Australia

• Africa