black history month

What other Countries have joined the Celebration of Black History Month?

• Canada

• United Kingdom

• Germany

• Netherlands

What two famous abolitionists met in the home of a Detroit antislavery activist to discuss a plan to fight slavery?

• William Still & Levi Coffin

• Sojourner Truth & Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass and John Brown

• William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Beecher Stowe

At the time of the historic bus incident, what was Rosa Park's Occupation

• Seamstress

• Hospital Orderly

• Drugstore Clerk

• Cafeteria Worker

Serving 7 consecutive terms, she was the 1st African American Congresswoman.

• Mia Love

• Carol Mosley-Braun

• Maxine Waters

• Shirley Chisolm

I was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.  For my protection, I had to be escorted by U.S. Marshals to and from William Frantz Elementary School that first day.

• Marcus Garvey
• Jessie Owens
• Langston Hughes
• Ruby Bridges

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union

• SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• CORE-Congress of Racial Equality

• SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Which US President officially recognized Black History Month?

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major Ligue Baseball's Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

• Jackie Robinson

• Barry Bonds

• Hank Aaron

• Willie Mays

Before he was elected president of the United States, Barack Obama served as a U.S. senator of which Midwestern state?

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Ohio

True or False:

Denzel Washington was the first black actor to receive the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for the movie Training Day.

• True

• False