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black history night

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name

Class

Date

"He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule."
What overall conclusion can we draw about Frederick Douglas from the text above?

He liked to talk to presidents.

His time was precious.

He was dedicated to education and helping others.

He loved to lecture.

Who was arrested in 1944 in Virginia for refusing to give up her seat on an interstate Greyhound bus?

Irene Morgan

Rosa Parks

Rosa Morgan

Mary Johnson

Who was Mary McCleod Bethune?

Advisor to four presidents

division administrator of National Youth Administration

all of these

none of these

Malcolm X, who founded the Organization for Afro-American Unity in 1963, was a leading spokesman for:

black rights

black service

black pride

black freedom

In 1963, Sidney Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor. What is the name of the movie for which he received it?

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Lilies of the Field

A Patch of Blue

The Heat of the Night

Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to:

Mayor of a Major U.S. City

the House of Representatives

the U.S. Senate

School Superintendent

The 44th President of the United States was _________

Barack Obama

George Bush

Bill Clinton

Ronald Reagan

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

She trash talked two white men

She refused to give up her seat

She killed a white woman

Who is this?

Ruby Barker

Ruby Bridges

Ruby Laurance

Ariana Grande

10.

Why is Ruby famous?

1st African American child in an all-white school

Famous singer

Sat in the front of the bus

Famous athlete

11.

What was the name of Ruby's school?

Beechwood

Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

William Frantz Elementary School

Freedom Elementary School

12.

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?

Minister

Teacher

Engineer

Author

13.

What did MLK have?

A dream

4 kids

A wife

Nobel Peace Prize

14.

Which activists worked together

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Ruby Bridges

Barack Obama

15.

What did it take to change the bus laws?

Bus boycott

Protests

Teamwork

Patience

16.

What does "segregation" mean?

Separated

Unfair

Illegal

Peace

17.

Which places were segregated?

Schools

Parks

Restaurants

Bathrooms

18.

When did the Civil Rights Act pass making segregation illegal?

1964

2020

1884

1990

19.

Who is in this picture?

Ruby Bridges

Harriet Tubman

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

20.

Where was this photo taken?

Montgomery Alabama

Washington D.C

San Francisco

Atlanta Georgia

21.

How many people participated in MLK's famous Freedom March and heard his "I have a dream" speech?

250,000

25,000

2,000,000

100

22.

What do Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common?

Civil Rights heroes!

They were friends!

They stood up for equality!

They are African Americans!

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black history night

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

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