Black History Month

How long was the first celebratino of Black History?

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

What civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech on August 28th, 1963?

• Barack Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jackie Robinson

Who was the first African-Amerian major league baseball player?

• Sami Sosa

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammed Ali

• Michael Jordan

Who is considered the father of Black History?

• Dr. Carter G. Woodson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Barack Obama

Why is Black History Month celebrated in February.

• Because Valentine's Day teaches us about loving others.

• To coincide with Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' birthday.

• It is the month slavery was abolished.

• Abraham Lincoln declared it a holiday.

I won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, embarrasing the German dictator Adolph Hitler. Who Am I?

• Jesse Owens

• Usain Bolt

• Jackie Robinson

• Kobe Bryant

Who was the abolitionist who freed himself from slavery to become a leader for civil rights and the first African America to be nominated for Vice President?

• Roy Wilkins

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglas

• Martin Luther King Jr.

I am known as "Air Jordan," "His Airness." I was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century. Who am I?

• LeBron James

• Kobe Bryant

• Louis Armstrong

• Michael Jordan

I became a known as the woman who refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus--later becoming a civil rights activist.

• Rosa Parks

• Betsy Ross

• Oprah Winfrey

• Kathrine Johnson

I was the first African American president of the United States. Who am I?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Herbert Hoover

• Barack Obama

• Frederick Douglass