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Mr. Reynolds Black History Month PGH Addition Review
Mr. Reynolds Black History Month PGH Addition Review
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1
Civil Rights Activist who fought for equality among African American Union Workers in Pittsburgh.
Nate Smith
Alma Speed Fox
Daisy E Lampkin
Byrd R Brown
2
Describe August Wilson
Themes of plays depict comic and tragic parts of the African-American life
Play "Fences" became a movie staring Denzel Washington.
Playwright from PGH who wrote series of plays called "Pittsburgh Cycle"
Pittsburgh Cycle has been hailed as a unique triumph in America.
3
In the last 20 or 25 years, really large numbers of blacks moved to the South for education and job opportunities.
False
True
4
R. B. Hayes “wins” disputed election and must agree to withdraw fed. troops from the South. This was called...
the Missouri Compromise.
the Compromise of 1877
the 3/5th Compromise
the Reconstruction Compromise
5
Who was owner of Pittsburgh Crawfords and built Greenlee Field?
Nate Smith
Robert L Vann
Cumberland Willis Posey Jr.
Gus Greenlee
6
Civil Rights Lawyer, President of the Pittsburgh Branch of the NAACP.
Byrd R Brown
Alma Speed Fox
Nate Smith
Daisy E Lampkin
7
Was a member of PGH Branch of NAACP and fought for equality in job hiring of many companies throughout Western PA.
Daisy E Lampkin
Jackie Ormes
Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Douglas
Alma Speed Fox
8
What was the purpose of the Black Codes?
Limit the knowledge Southern Whites would know about protest activity
Limit the freedoms of African Americans after slavery was abolished
Create secret codes to aid travelers on the Underground Railroad.
Create "separate but equal" conditions for whites and blacks
9
Which female fought for Civil Rights for African Americans in 1900s to 1960s?
Alma Speed Fox
Jackie Ormes
Daisy E Lampkin
Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Douglas
10
What were the “Reconstruction Amendments”?
The 13th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 16th Amendment
11
What led to a decline in protest activity after the 1960’s?
The assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
Gov't spreading negative propoganda against Civil Rights groups.
The unification of black militant groups within the community.
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
12
After public school segregation was made unconstitutional, black activism was still needed to desegregate ALL of society
True
False
13
What is the 13th Amendment?
granted ALL people born or naturalized in the US as citizens,
freed the slaves
granted ALL male citizens the right to vote.
granted ALL citizens the right to vote.
14
The political group that protected the rights of freed slaves and helped them gain economic and political power.
“Radical Democrats”
“Radical Republicans”
The Freedmans' Bureau
NAACP
15
Who was the first African American to win Heisman Trophy and is a College Football Hall of Famer?
Bobby Grier
John Woodruff
Ernie Davis
Chuck Cooper
16
Growing crops for a landowner in exchange for a small portion of the crop, for little to no money is "Sharecropping."
True
False
17
What events brought about the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The March on Washington
Brown v. Board of Education
The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Little Rock Nine
Freedom Riders
18
The Reconstruction era was the result of what major event in US History?
The 13th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
19
The Pittsburgh Crawfords were the first Major League franchise to field an all-Black and Latino starting lineup.
False
True
20
In what year were the first African slaves brought to America?
1776
1492
1619
1916
21
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to
play major league baseball.
become president.
work at a bank.
serve in the military.
22
Who was a journalist for the PGH Courier?
Frank E Bolden
Jackie Ormes
Charles “Teenie” Harris
Ted Poston
23
Who was a Hall of Fame Baseball Player in the Negro Leagues?
Bobby Grier
Ernie Davis
John Woodruff
Josh Gibson
24
The Homestead Grays were a Negro League Baseball team that...
... were one of the strongest teams ever assembled during the 1930s.
... many baseball historians consider one of the greatest teams all time.
... broke the "Color Barrier" and joined Major League Baseball.
... has 12 players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
25
The formation of the NAACP changed after the Red Summer with more white Americans emerging as leaders of the NAACP.
False
True
26
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
Create "separate but equal" conditions for whites and blacks
Limit the freedoms of African Americans after slavery was abolished
Limit the knowledge Southern Whites would know about protest activity
Create secret codes to aid travelers on the Underground Railroad.
27
What is the 15th Amendment?
granted ALL male citizens the right to vote.
granted ALL citizens the right to vote.
granted ALL people born or naturalized in the US as citizens,
freed the slaves
28
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Tried to set up land and jobs so freed slaves could start to make a living.
Govt organization that tried to help newly freed African American people.
Helped reunite families that were separated during slavery.
They established schools for African Americans.
29
Writer and Ivy League Professor. 2nd African American to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford.
Ted Poston
Charles “Teenie” Harris
Frank E Bolden
John Edgar Wideman
30
Who was a Tuskegee Airman and Civil Rights Lawyer?
John Edgar Wideman
Byrd R Brown
Nate Smith
Wendell Freeland
31
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement where white Americans fought against the artistic achievements of blacks.
False
True
32
Who was the historian that pioneered African American studies and came up with the idea of Black History Month?
Martin Luther King Jr
Carter G Woodson
Medger Evers
Frederick Douglass
33
Who was a Pitt Football Player and the first African American to play in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA?
Ernie Davis
John Woodruff
Bobby Grier
Chuck Cooper
34
BONUS KNOWLEDGE - Ruby Bridges is important because she was
the first African American to attend an all-white school.
the first woman in space.
the first Black woman to own a bakery.
the first bank owner.
35
The "Reconstruction" name was partly due to the US trying to change the mindset of a nation that just fought itself.
False
True
36
The events of the Civil Rights movement are models used today for other groups feeling their rights have been violated.
False
True
37
Who was one of the first African American journalist to work on a mainstream white-owned newspaper?
Jackie Ormes
Frank E Bolden
Ted Poston
Charles “Teenie” Harris
38
Who founded the Black Panther Party?
Huey P. Newton
Malcolm X
Bobby Seale
Medgar Evers
39
Who was the first African American to be drafted and play in the NBA. He was also a WWII Veteran?
Chuck Cooper
Bobby Grier
Ernie Davis
John Woodruff
40
Who was publisher and editor who developed the PGH Courier into one of the leading black newspapers in the country?
Robert L Vann
Charles “Teenie” Harris
Ted Poston
Frank E Bolden
41
Why was “Negro History Week” chosen to fall during the second week in February?
Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Anniversary of the creation of 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman
Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
42
Civil Rights Activist and First African American Female Cartoonist.
Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Douglas
Alma Speed Fox
Daisy E Lampkin
Jackie Ormes
43
Over 100 of the Tuskegee Airmen were from Western PA, more than any other place/region in the US.
False
True
44
What is the 14th Amendment?
granted ALL male citizens the right to vote.
freed the slaves
granted ALL people born or naturalized in the US as citizens,
granted ALL citizens the right to vote.
45
Who opened a school of music in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh?
Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Douglas
Alma Speed Fox
Daisy E Lampkin
Mary L Cardwell Dawson
46
Was an award-winning painter and jazz singer.
Jackie Ormes
Alma Speed Fox
Elizabeth "Betty" Asche Douglas
Daisy E Lampkin
47
What US President was the first to endorse Black History Month?
John F. Kennedy
Joe Biden
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
48
A reason why Reconstruction didn't work was because the US couldn't agree with the idea of African Americans being free.
False
True
49
Who was the 1936 800 yrds Olympic Champion as well as a WWII and Korean War Veteran?
Chuck Cooper
Ernie Davis
John Woodruff
Bobby Grier
50
One of the first and the most successful African American regiments in the Civil War were the...
Massachusetts 44th Calvary
Pennsylvania 54th Regiment
Massachusetts 54th Regiment
Massachusetts 45th Regiment
51
Who was Emmett Till?
One of the "Little Rock Nine" that was escorted into school by Fed. Gov't.
An outspoken Civil Rights Leader in the 1950's and 1960's.
A 14-year-old African American boy who was abducted, tortured, and lynched.
One of the leaders of the Black Panther Party.
52
Who was a photographer for the PGH Courier nicknamed "One Shot?"
Frank E Bolden
Ted Poston
Charles “Teenie” Harris
Jackie Ormes
53
The KKK was created by former Union soldiers as a way to deny the rights of and terrorize African Americans.
False
True
