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ASPIRE - Black History Day 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

W.E.B. Dubois wrote what classic piece of literature?

(a)  

2.

Which South African political leader founded the Pan Africanist Congress in opposition to the South African apartheid system?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Chris Hani

c)

Steve Biko

d)

Robert Sobukwe

3.

This amendment granted African Americans (and other persons born on American soil) the right of citizenship and equality

a)

13th amendment

b)

19th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

18th amendment

4.

Who is known as the “Smallest Freedom Fighter” of the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Sheyann Webb- Christburg

b)

Fannie Lou Hamer

c)

Mildred Loving

d)

Yolanda King

5.

Which prominent Civil Rights leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?

(a)  

6.

His major works include Go Tell it on the Mountain, The Amen Corner, and Blues for Mister Charlie.

(a)  

7.

This African American producer is the founder of Motown Records; which at one point was the highest-earning African American business for decades,

a)

Smokey Robinson

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Marvin Gaye

d)

Berry Gordy

8.

True or False: McKinley Morganfield ‘Muddy Waters” is considered Father of Chicago Blues.”

(a)  

9.

The first licensed African American pilot in the world was...

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Alexa Canady

d)

Bessie Coleman

10.

This African American leader began the first mass black movement of the 20th century using the ideas of black nationalism and economic independence; he also played a major role in the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

Kwame Toure

b)

John Hopkins

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Huey P. Newton

11.

Your favorite piece of literature written by a black author is....

4 lines
12.

True or False: Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in 1848.

(a)  

13.

(a)   the self-proclaimed "greatest boxer of all time" was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.

14.

Who invented electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computer and the control unit for a pacemaker?

a)

Otis Boykin

b)

Tislam Jones

c)

Henry Blair

d)

James West

15.

On October 8, 2019, Montgomery, Alabama elected its first black mayor. What is his name?

(a)