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Important and Famous Black People

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

A goal to end racial segregation and discrimination.

b)

A way to resolve violence

2.

Who was the first black president in the U.S?

a)

Benjamin Frankling

b)

Martin Luter King

c)

Barack Obama

3.

Who's he?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

4.

Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

a)

leader in the civil rights movement from 1955

b)

the first black millionare in the U.S

5.

Machado de Assis was a very important Brasilian...

a)

actor

b)

politician

c)

author

6.

Racial Segreation is...

a)

systemic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life

b)

violence and disrespect against all people

7.

Who was Rosa Parks?

a)

an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.

b)

an very important American politician.

8.

Elizabeth Eckford also became one of the symbols of the anti-racist ...

a)

because she became one vey important journalist

b)

because she was one of the first black student to attend a school for white people.

9.

Princess Isabel

a)

promoted the abolition of slavery

b)

was the most important princess from Portugal

10.

Apartheid was how racial segregation called in...

a)

the U.S.A

b)

South Africa

c)

Europe

11.

Nelson Mandela was ...

a)

 anti-apartheid, political leader and former President fo South Africa

b)

a very influent African musician

c)

a very famous African author.

12.

What was Martin Luther King Jr. most famous quote is ...

a)

" I really wish we could stop this violence..."

b)

" I have a dream that one day this nation will rise..."

13.

Maya Angelou became the first American ................. when she was ............ years

a)

15 / bus driver

b)

17 / actress

14.

Bessien Coleman was the first African American woman to become a ...

a)

president

b)

pilot

15.

Mae Carol Jemison was the first woman to

a)

go to space

b)

become a doctor

c)

become a TV journalist