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Who was the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress

• Shirley Chisholm

• Bessie Coleman

• Marian Anderson

• Stevie Wonder

In what sport did Muhammad Ali participate?

• boxing

• tennis

• football

Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?

• Television

• Telegram

• Telephone

In 1962, this person became the first black player inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• Sojourner Truth

• George Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

• Mae Jemison

• Booker T. Washington

• Thurgood Marshall

Where did Martin Luther King give his famous "I have a Dream" speech?

• Las Vegas, California

• New York, New York

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Washington, D.C.

Who was Madam C.J. Walker?

• American's first woman self-made millionaire
• politician 
• runway model

When did Black History Month start?

• 1945
• 1976
• 2017

Where did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a passenger?

• on a Birmingham bus
• on an Atlanta bus
• on a Montgomery bus

Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?

• It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
• It is the shortest month of the year
• February is the holy month of Ramadan