
Black History Month Origins
Authored by KATHRYN NYKAMP
History
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was Black History Month first celebrated?
2000
1970
1920
1865
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known as the 'Father of Black History'?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
Frederick Douglass
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did President Gerald Ford officially recognize Black History Month?
1976
1982
2000
1965
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What event led to the creation of Black History Month?
Black History Month was created in 1970 by the United Nations.
The idea for Black History Month originated in the 1800s by a group of African American activists.
The celebration of Black History Month was created in 1965 by Martin Luther King Jr.
The celebration of Black History Month was created in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the original name of Black History Month?
Negro History Week
Civil Rights Celebration Month
African American History Month
Slavery Remembrance Month
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
Malcolm X
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why do we celebrate Black History Month in February?
It is celebrated to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
It marks the end of the Civil War.
It is the month when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
It is the month when Martin Luther King Jr. was born.
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