Black History Month Quiz

Who is widely credited as the founder of Black History Month?

• Booker T. Washington

• Carter G. Woodson

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

In what year did Carter G. Woodson found an organization aimed to spread knowledge of Black history?

• 1925

• 1920

• 1915

• 1910

What event did Carter G. Woodson and his colleagues create a first-of-its-kind display about Black history and accomplishments?

• The 1920 Harlem Renaissance

• The 1915 Exposition of Negro Progress

• The 1925 Chicago Cultural Festival

• The 1910 World's Fair

In what year did President Gerald Ford acknowledge Black History Week in an official message?

• 1980

• 1970

• 1975

• 1965

When was February officially designated as National Black (Afro-American) History Month by Congress?

• 1975

• 1980

• 1985

• 1990

What was the original name of the organization founded by Carter G. Woodson, now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History?

• United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

• National Urban League

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)

What did Carter G. Woodson encourage his Omega Psi Phi fraternity brothers to begin observing in 1920?

• African American Heritage Month

• Negro History Week

• Black Literature Week

• Black History Month

What was the original name of the celebration that Carter G. Woodson took over and began observing every February?

• African American History Week

• Black History Week

• Black Heritage Month

• Negro History Week

What did Carter G. Woodson want to counter by disseminating information about Black history?

• Racist stereotypes

• Discriminatory laws

• Inferiority of Black achievements

• All of the above

What was the dual purpose of celebrating Black history according to Carter G. Woodson?

• Building up a sense of Black pride

• Countering racist arguments about Black achievements

• Both A and B

• None of the above