Black History Month Quiz

When did European colonizers bring 20 enslaved Africans to the mainland American colonies?

• 1700s

• 1600s

• 1900s

• 1800s

Who declared the second week in February as negro history week?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Rosa Parks

• Carter G Woodson

Why was the second week of February chosen for negro history week?

• It was Abraham Lincoln's birthday

• It was Frederick Douglass's birthday

• It was Martin Luther King Jr's birthday

• It was Harriet Tubman's birthday

In what year did President Gerald Ford expand the week-long celebration of African American history to a month?

• 1863

• 1926

• 1976

• 1915

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved people?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr

What did Carter G Woodson start in 1926?

• Underground Railroad

• Association for the study of negro life and history

• Civil Rights Movement

• National African-American history month

What did Carter G Woodson graduate from Harvard University with?

• Doctorate degree in history

• Bachelor's degree in science

• Master's degree in literature

• Associate degree in mathematics

Who became an abolitionist and met with Abraham Lincoln to influence his ideas about enslavement?

• Frederick Douglass

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Harriet Tubman

What did President Barack Obama emphasize during the national African-American history month?

• All of the above

• Contributions of African Americans since our country's beginning

• Recommitment to reaching for a day when no person is judged by anything but the content of their character

• Champions of justice and their sacrifices

Why is Black History Month important?

• None of the above

• Both A and B

• It gives representation to a group of Americans who still face discrimination and marginalization

• It is a vital window into the past