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1
What year was the first African American slave brought to North America?
1619
1803
1776
1492
2
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in which city?
Little Rock, Arkansas
Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
3
At its peak, how many African Americans were enslaved in the United States?
250,000
100,000
10 million
4 million
4
The first Juneteenth celebration was held in 1866 in the state of ...
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
5
Which President formally recognized Black History Month in 1976?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Gerald Ford
6
True or false? Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to enter a formally all-White school in Louisiana?
False
True
7
Elizabeth Freeman 1744-1829 was the first enslaved person to file and win her freedom in what state?
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
8
Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?
Sonia Sotomayor
John Andrew
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
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Billie Holliday was a...
Sculptor
Poet
Musician
Painter
10
What holiday celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people?
Everyday
Freedom Day
Juneteenth
11
Black Lives Matter began with a hashtag in response to the verdict in the trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.
True
False
12
Which HBCU/ Historically Black College/University did VP Kamala Harris attend?
Morehouse
Hampton
Tuskegee
Howard
13
In the time period between 1890-1920, thousands of Black people moved north, especially to cities. This was called the:
Race to the North
Great Journey
Great Migration
1900 Movement
14
Freedom Riders were activists working to desegregate buses all across the country. Their ages were mostly between...
50-60
10-18
70-80
18-30
15
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
Willie Mays
Luke Easter
16
In what year did the federal government officially desegregate public buses that travel between states?
1865
1961
1920
1980
17
What fraction of cowboys were Black Americans?
1/2
1/12th
1/4th
1/8th
18
A journey on the Underground Railroad took some people ...
more than a year
all of the above
6 months
2 months
19
What style of music developed in the early 1900s now has over 24 unique styles?
Yodeling
Jazz
Classical
Bassanova
20
When was the Civil Rights Movement?
1770s
1950s-60s
1820-1840
21
Who led a Civil War raid at the Combahee River in 1863 that freed over 700 people?
Stonewall Jackson
William Sherman
Harriet Tubman
Ulysses S. Grant
22
Alice Ball developed the first cure for this highly contagious disease in 1916.
leprosy
small pox
the common cold
23
What year did slavery end with the 13th amendment?
1896
1902
1865
1950
24
Martin Luther King Jr. was known as a famous activist throughout all of America, one of his famous speeches/quotes was…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
All of the above.
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
“I have a dream.”
