Black History Trivia

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

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Fredrick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Civil Liberties Union

What were Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws to make things equal for all

• Laws to exclude African Americans

What is migration?

• working

• moving

• hunting

How do you say Martin Luther Kings name shortt?

• MLK

• KML

• LKM

• MKL

Who is this?

• Martin Luther King

• George Washington

• Bessie Smith

• Booker T.

Who created the three-light street light?

• Garret Morgan

• Benjamin Franklin

• Angela Davis

• Carter G.

Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Charley Pride

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Colin Powell

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

• James Brown

• Michael Jordan

• Jesse Owens

• Wilt Chamberlain