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black history month 2023

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Black people have been part of British society since at least?

a)

8000BC

b)

500AD

c)

The 1800's

d)

The 1940's

2.

Britain's involvement with the Slave Trade is most associated with?

a)

The US & India

b)

The Caribbean & The US

c)

The Caribbean & South America

d)

The US & South America

3.

When did Britain outlaw the Slave Trade?

a)

1750

b)

1833

c)

1908

d)

1963

4.

The Jim Crow Laws made racial segregation in the US legal. The laws were passed in the late 1800's and lasted until 1968. Who was Jim Crow?

a)

A black civil rights activist

b)

A white lawyer who felt black people should not have the same rights as white people

c)

A white comedian who 'blacked up' and stereotyped black people in a negative way

d)

A formed US president who sympathised with the Slave Trade

5.

Many people have heard about the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the US (1955-56). However, in 1963 there was a bus boycott in the UK. The boycott was led by a black youth worker called Paul Stephenson. In which city did the boycott take place?

a)

London

b)

Manchester

c)

Birmingham

d)

Bristol

6.

Signs like the one you can see here were once common in the UK in rented accommodation and B&B's. When were the first anti-discrimination laws passed in the UK?

a)

Late 1800's

b)

Early 1900's

c)

1930's

d)

1960's

7.

Black History Month started out as Black History Week in the US in 1926. It was the idea of a black American. What was that persons name?

a)

Carter G Woodson

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Muhammed Ali

8.

When did the first Black History Month take part in the UK?

a)

1968

b)

1987

c)

1995

d)

2010

9.

Which ONE of the following is MOST associated with Black History Month in the UK?

a)

The Slave Trade

b)

The Windrush Generation

c)

The contribution of black people to British life over time

d)

Black Lives Matter (BLM)

10.

John Edmonstone's main claim to fame was that?

a)

He was a prominent black civil rights campaigner

b)

He was the first black British MP

c)

He was a teacher who had a strong influence on the work of Charles Darwin

d)

He was the first black player to represent England at football

11.

What was the name of the black war nurse whose feats rivalled those of Florence Nightingale?

a)

Mary Allen

b)

Mary Seacole

c)

Mary Baxter

d)

Mary Banks

12.

Which ONE of the following is NOT true of Walter Tull?

a)

He was Britain's first black outfield professional footballer

b)

He was Britains first black army officer

c)

He fought in World War 1

d)

He received a Military Cross for gallantry

13.

Diane Abbott was Britain's first black female MP. She was elected in?

a)

1987

b)

1995

c)

1962

d)

1958

14.

The focus of Black History Month 2023 is to celebrate the achievements of black British women. This is called?

a)

Paying Tribute to our Sisters

b)

Saluting our Sisters

c)

Recognising the Contributions of our Sisters

d)

Remembering our Sisters