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GFS Black History Month 2024
GFS Black History Month 2024
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1
What civil rights activist was a proponent for the idea of maintaining a Black racial and national identity?
Medgar Evers
Julian Bond
Angela Davis
Malcolm X
2
Who became the first Black hockey player in the National Hockey League?
Willie O'Ree
Wayne Gretzky
Herb Carnegie
Mike Grier
3
What civil rights activist from Alabama urged people to get into “good trouble” to help “redeem the soul of America"?
John Lewis
Ella Baker
James Weldon Johnson
Ida B. Wells
4
What is “Pan-Africanism”?
The separation of people of African descent
A movement that seeks to unify and connect people of African descent
The unification of African-Americans in the United States
The colonization of the continent of Africa
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Who became the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's (American Ballet Theatre) 75-year history?
Shannon Harkins
Michaela DePrince
Misty Copeland
Aaesha Ash
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This scientist was one of the first Black women to work with NASA, and helped to calculate angles and trajectories
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughn
Mary Jackson
Mae Jemison
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Why did Carter G. Woodson choose February for Black History Month?
It coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
He randomly decided on February
It coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Langston Hughes
It's the shortest month of the year
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Who became the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?
Alexa Canady
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Regina M. Benjamin
Rebecca Cole
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Why did Carter G. Woodson come up with the idea of
Negro History Week
(eventually evolved into Black History Month)?
He didn't want the celebration to last more than one week
He wanted to celebrate the contributions of African-American men
He felt that African-American contributions were being overlooked/ignored
He was being pressured to create it
10
What civil rights activist, born in nearby West Chester, PA, helped plan the famous March on Washington in 1963?
Bayard Rustin
Bobby Seale
Huey P. Newton
James Baldwin
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What civil rights activist became active in the Women's Movement after her husband’s assassination?
Sojourner Truth
Fannie Lou Hamer
Coretta Scott King
Ella Baker
12
What woman committed her life to ensure the right to education and freedom from discrimination for African Americans?
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Mary McLeod Bethune
Gholdy Muhammad
Fanny Jackson Coppin
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Who was the first female African American doctor to receive a medical patent?
Dr. Patricia Bath
Dorothy Vaughn
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
May Edward Chinn
14
How many artifacts does the National Museum for African American History and Culture hold?
10,000
100,000
40,000
7,000
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What famous actress had her acting career span seven decades through film, television, and theatre?
Regina King
Cicely Tyson
Whoopi Goldberg
Hattie McDaniel
