Black History 5th-6th GRADE

Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged people to protest by ___

• fighting 
• stealing things
• peaceful demonstration
• attacking police

Thurgood Marshall became _______.

• a president of the United States.
• a principal in a school who fought racism.
• the first African American on the Supreme Court.
• one of the authors of the constitution.

What is Ruby Bridges best known for?

• She was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

• She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

• She was the first black student to attend a white elementary school in the South

• She was a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross

Which famous black woman was a pilot?

• Mae C. Jemison

• Bessie Coleman

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Serena Williams

Which black woman was a famous talk show host?

• Oprah Winfrey

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Condoleezza Rice

• Ida B. Wells

Which famous black woman was known for creating hair products for women? She was said to be the first female self-made millionaire in America.

• Ida B. Wells

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Madam C. J. Walker

• Bessie Coleman

Which famous black woman is known for being the first African American Secretary of State in 2005?

• Oprah Winfrey

• Serena Williams

• Condoleezza Rice

• Mae C. Jemison

When was Nelson Mandela sworn in as a President of South Africa?

• 10 May 1994

• 12 May 1994

• 10 May 1984

• 10 May 1986

Misty Copeland is the first African American ballerina to take this role in the American Ballet Theatre.

• principal dancer

• soloist

• member of the corps de ballet

• partner lead

Josephine Baker worked as a spy for the French Resistance during what war?

• World War I

• World War II

• Cold War

• French Revolution