Black History Month Knowledge Quiz

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

• Kamala Harris

• Jesse Jackson

Which landmark Supreme Court case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

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Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: refused to give up her bus seat to a white man even though it was the law.

Hint Two: Called the “the mother of the civil rights movement”

• Mae Jamison

• Rosa Parks

• Betty White

• Maya Angelou

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Who was the African American woman who became famous for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, before Rosa Parks?

• Claudette Colvin

• Angela Davis

• Fannie Lou Hamer

• Shirley Chisholm

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Which event is considered the end of slavery in the United States?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The ratification of the 13th Amendment

• The end of the Civil War

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who was known as the "Moses of Her People" for her work with the Underground Railroad?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Ida B. Wells

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What was the primary genre of literature and art during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Science Fiction

• Jazz and Blues

• Classical

• Realism

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Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First African American Female Astronaut

Hint Two: Flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour

• Mae Jamison

• Rosa Parks

• Betty White

• Maya Angelou

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Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: First female Vice President of the United States

Hint Two: First African American/Indian woman to become the Attorney General of California.

• Mae Jamison

• Oprah Winfrey

• Bessie Colman

• Kamala Harris

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Name The Historial Hero.

Hint One: American Poet

Hint Two: Known for being part of the Harlem Renaissance

• Barrick Obama

• Teddy Rosevelt

• Langston Hughes

• Garrett Morgan

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