Black History

Harriet Tubman was born a ___________________.

• teacher

• slave

• sweet girl

• New Yorker

Why was Harriet determined to run away?

• She had several children

• Her husband moved away

• She feared she would be sold

• She wanted to move to Texas

Why was Paul Dunbar unable to go to college after graduating from High School?

• He was over qualified.

• He was discriminated against because he was black.

• He was discriminated against because he was Jewish.

• He was able to attend college like everyone else.

What job did Paul Dunbar have to accept instead of becoming a writer/author?

• Driver

• Garbage Man

• Elevator Operator

• Surgeon

I was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. Who am I?

• Ruby Bridges

• Hattie McDaniel

• Aretha Franklin

• Oprah Winfrey

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Michael Jordan

• Jackie Robinson

• Muhammad Ali

• Charley Pride

Was best known for giving up her seat on the bus and was very important in the civil rights movement.

• Rosa Parks

• Barack Obama

• Ruby Bridges

Which African American scientist is known for their work on peanuts and crop rotation, significantly impacting agricultural science?

• George Washington Carver

• Percy Julian

• Mae Jemison

• Charles Drew

Who was the first African American woman to travel in space, and what was her mission's name?

• Mae Jemison, STS-47

• Katherine Johnson, Apollo 11

• Dorothy Vaughan, Mercury-Atlas 6

• Mary Jackson, Gemini 3