Carter G. Woodson and Black History Month

Who is often forgotten as a hero during Black History Month?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King

• Carter G. Woodson

What significant event happened 10 years before Carter G. Woodson was born?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The founding of the NAACP

• The end of the Civil War

• The start of the Civil War

What was Carter G. Woodson's father's occupation after the Civil War?

• A teacher

• A railroad worker

• A farmer

• A coal miner

What role did Oliver Jones play in Carter G. Woodson's life?

• He was a newspaper editor who published Carter's work

• He was Carter's college professor

• He was a fellow coal miner who inspired Carter

• He was Carter's school teacher

What did Carter G. Woodson do after working in the coal mines?

• He started high school

• He became a farmer

• He moved to another state

• He joined the military

What challenge did Carter G. Woodson face from one of his professors?

• To write a book on black history

• To prove that black people had a history

• To become a teacher

• To earn a PhD

What did Carter G. Woodson establish in 1926?

• Negro History Week

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The NAACP

• The first black university

Why did Carter G. Woodson choose the second week of February for Negro History Week?

• It was the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

• It marked the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln

• It was the start of the Civil Rights Movement

• It was the end of the Civil War

How did Carter G. Woodson spread awareness about Negro History Week?

• By giving public speeches

• By organizing marches

• By sending pamphlets to schools and newspapers

• By writing a book

What is Carter G. Woodson's legacy in terms of history?

• He was the first black historian

• He founded the first history museum

• He changed the way people thought about history

• He wrote the first history book