Honors BHM Event 2

Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

• President Gerald Ford

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Ralph Bunche

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

• Arizona

• Massachusetts

• Oregon

• Virginia

This amendment abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

• 15th

• 27th

• 8th

• 13th

Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

• Booker T. Washington

• Maya Angelou

• John Lewis

• Cassius Clay

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Cassius Clay

• Frederick Douglass

• President Gerald Ford

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes

• Ballet and Poetry

• Anthropology and Archaeology

• Communications and Psyhcology

• Arts and Crafts

Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?

• Los Angeles, California

• Houston, Texas

• The Bronx, New York

• New York, New York

What did President Abraham Lincoln sign in 1863 declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free"?

• Louisiana Purchase

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

• Diana Ross

• Mary J. Blige

• Alicia Keys

• Lauryn Hill

Madam C.J. Walker became America's first female, self-made millionaire. What product did her company sell?

• Cosmetics

• Shoes

• Clothing

• Jewelry