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Why did the South allow blacks to fight in the civil war?
They wanted to free all the slaves
They were desperate
The North was overpowering them
Because they can
2
Who signed The Emancipation Act?
Barack Obama
Abraham Lincoln
Jackie Robinson
MLK
3
What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?
1867
1865
1869
1866
4
How long the Montgomery bus boycott last?
2 years
3 years
4 years
1 year
5
How many black kids graduated from little rock
3
7
1
4
6
Who accepted the command of the Confederate Army?
Abraham Lincoln
Bush
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglas
7
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Albert John
Nelson Mandela
MLK
Ralph Bunche
8
How many Scottsboro boys were there?
381859
9
57
4
9
When were the Jim Crow laws — which enforced racial segregation in the south — overturned?
1870
1936
1965
1905
10
Where was Abe Killed
Philly
Fords Theater
Washington D.C
AMC Movie Theater
11
How Emett Till died?
Dont know
Car accident
starvation
beat up and torture by white people because he whistled.
12
At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?
About 3 million
About 2 million
About 4 million
About 1 million
13
What does 40 acres and a mule mean?
Mules across 40 acres in America
When black people owned land
When blacks were owed a small amount of land
40 acres of mules
14
What was MLKs march to DC called
March for Freedom
DC March
Selma March
March for Greatness
15
Where was Malcolm X killed?
Downtown Boston
Audubon Ballroom, Manhattan
His house, Queens
New york
16
In what year was slavery abolished in America?
1865
1876
1866
1776
17
What was Thurgood Marshall known for?
inventing
he was the first black us supreme court justice
free slave
writer
18
Where did Harriet Tubman die
Miami, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Auburn, NY
Portland, MA
19
What are the two other countries that also observe Black History Month?
the UK and Canada
spain and France
Canada and Portugal
Germany and Brazil
20
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
MLK
Frederick Douglas
Malcolm x
Carter G. Woodson
21
Who shot Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968?
John Booth
Lee Oswald
Gravilo Principi
James Earl Ray
22
Where was Malcolm X from?
Mars
Philadelphia PA
Boston MA
Omaha NE
23
Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
24
When was Abraham Lincoln born?
Portland, OR
Nashville, TN
Austin, TX
Hodgenville, KY
25
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Greensboro, North Carolina
Georgia
South carolina
Philadelphia
26
1Interracial marriage was banned in 1664. When was it legalized?
1967
1962
1966
1988
27
Where was Harriet Tubman from
Los Angeles CA
Dorchester County, MD
New York City, NY
Bucks County, PA
28
Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?
Freedom day
Slave History week
Black awareness day
Negro history week
29
First black president?
Frederick DOuglas
Geaorge. Washington
Donald trump
Barack Obama
30
A civil war is?
Battle between East and West
A war between the people of the same country
Abraham Lincoln signed Emancipation proclamation.
slaves that worked all day
31
What were the groups of people called that campaigned against slavery?
Republican
rebellions
abolitionist
slave
32
When was emancipation proclamation signed?
Jan 2, 1863
Jan 3, 1863
Jan 4, 1863
Jan 1, 1863
33
Which famous civil rights leader improvised his most famous speech?
MLK
Malcolm x
Jesse jackson
Al sharpton
34
In what year the MLK deliver his "Dream speech"?
1962
1963
1945
1983
35
When was the declaration of independence signed
April 4th 1776
July 4th 1776
July 5th 1776
July 3rd 1776
36
An all white jury acquitted J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of whom?
Jfk
Malcolm x
Emett Till
MLK
37
What city bombed itself on May 13, 1985
Mississippi
Philly
Miami
New York
38
When did the events of Little Rock Take place?
1975
1999
1945
1957
39
How many black kids went to Little Rock Central
7
14
3.14
9
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Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Ernie banks
Larry doby
satchel paige
Jackie robinson
