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Black History Month

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jesse Owens won _ gold medals during the 1936 Berlin Olympic games in front of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

in 1947, he became the first African-American to play professional baseball.

a)

Frank Robinson

b)

Larry Doby

c)

Roy Campanella

d)

Jackie Robinson

3.

Prior to 1948, African Americans in the military were

a)

Not recommended for the Medal of Honor.

b)

Not allowed to serve in combat roles.

c)

Not allowed to join or be drafted into the military.

d)

In segregated units with white officers.

4.

1954 Supreme Court case which declared that school segregation was unconstitutional.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

c)

Scott v. Sanford

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

5.

What was the significance of Emmett Till's death in 1955?

a)

Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill.

b)

Brought attention to racial violence in the South.

c)

KKK members in the South were arrested.

d)

Schools in Mississippi were desegrated.

6.

In 1960, she became the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Linda Brown

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Ella Fitzgerald

7.

In 1964, while protesting a motel's "whites only" policy to their pool, the manager dumped _ into the pool to force the protestors out.

a)

Mud

b)

Snakes

c)

Ice

d)

Acid

8.

How many times did Martin Luther King Jr. go to jail for civil disobedience / trumped-up charges?

a)

7

b)

15

c)

29

d)

53

9.

In 94 years, how many African American women have won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

8

10.

Which of these phrases / terms have racial undertones to people of African descent? (Select all that apply)

a)

Mumbo jumbo

b)

No can do

c)

Sold down the river

d)

Eenie meenie miney mo