The Origins of Black History Month

The Origins of Black History Month

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English

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the early 20th-century historian responsible for the origins of Black History Month?

Carter G. Woodson

Matthew C. Whitaker

Byron Williams

Gerald Ford

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the original name of the celebration that eventually became Black History Month?

Negro History Week

African American History Week

Black Heritage Week

Freedom History Week

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was Negro History Week first celebrated?

1926

1915

1933

1976

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two historical figures' birthdays were included in the first Negro History Week?

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who officially recognized Black History Month in 1978?

President Carter

President Ford

President Obama

President Reagan

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of Carter G. Woodson in creating Negro History Week?

To highlight African-American accomplishments alongside white American accomplishments

To create a separate history for African Americans

To replace American history with African-American history

To celebrate only African-American leaders

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the journal published by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History?

The Journal of Negro History

Negro History Bulletin

The Negro Times

African American Journal