WorksheetsASPIRE - Black History Day 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
W.E.B. Dubois wrote what classic piece of literature?
(a)
Which South African political leader founded the Pan Africanist Congress in opposition to the South African apartheid system?
Nelson Mandela
Chris Hani
Steve Biko
Robert Sobukwe
This amendment granted African Americans (and other persons born on American soil) the right of citizenship and equality
13th amendment
19th amendment
14th amendment
18th amendment
Who is known as the “Smallest Freedom Fighter” of the Civil Rights Movement?
Sheyann Webb- Christburg
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mildred Loving
Yolanda King
Which prominent Civil Rights leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
(a)
His major works include Go Tell it on the Mountain, The Amen Corner, and Blues for Mister Charlie.
(a)
This African American producer is the founder of Motown Records; which at one point was the highest-earning African American business for decades,
Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross
Marvin Gaye
Berry Gordy
True or False: McKinley Morganfield ‘Muddy Waters” is considered Father of Chicago Blues.”
(a)
The first licensed African American pilot in the world was...
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mae Jemison
Alexa Canady
Bessie Coleman
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.
Kwame Toure
John Hopkins
Marcus Garvey
Huey P. Newton
Your favorite piece of literature written by a black author is....
True or False: Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in 1848.
(a)
(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.
Who invented electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computer and the control unit for a pacemaker?
Otis Boykin
Tislam Jones
Henry Blair
James West
On October 8, 2019, Montgomery, Alabama elected its first black mayor. What is his name?
(a)
