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Advisory 614 Black History Month 2024
Advisory 614 Black History Month 2024
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1
Who became the first Black hockey player in the National Hockey League?
Herb Carnegie
Mike Grier
Willie O'Ree
Wayne Gretzky
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Why did Carter G. Woodson choose February for Black History Month?
He randomly decided on February
It's the shortest month of the year
It coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
It coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Langston Hughes
3
What civil rights activist was a proponent for the idea of maintaining a Black racial and national identity?
Angela Davis
Malcolm X
Julian Bond
Medgar Evers
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What civil rights activist from Alabama urged people to get into “good trouble” to help “redeem the soul of America"?
Ella Baker
James Weldon Johnson
Ida B. Wells
John Lewis
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What woman committed her life to ensure the right to education and freedom from discrimination for African Americans?
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Gholdy Muhammad
Fanny Jackson Coppin
Mary McLeod Bethune
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What civil rights activist became active in the Women's Movement after her husband’s assassination?
Coretta Scott King
Fannie Lou Hamer
Ella Baker
Sojourner Truth
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How many artifacts does the National Museum for African American History and Culture hold?
7,000
10,000
100,000
40,000
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Why did Carter G. Woodson come up with the idea of
Black History Week
(eventually evolved into Black History Month)?
He felt that African-American contributions were being overlooked/ignored
He was being pressured to create it
He didn't want the celebration to last more than one week
He wanted to celebrate the contributions of African-American men
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What famous actress had her acting career span seven decades through film, television, and theatre?
Cicely Tyson
Regina King
Whoopi Goldberg
Hattie McDaniel
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This scientist was one of the first Black women to work with NASA, and helped to calculate angles and trajectories
Mae Jemison
Dorothy Vaughn
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
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Who was the first female African American doctor to receive a medical patent?
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Dorothy Vaughn
May Edward Chinn
Dr. Patricia Bath
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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 is “Pan-Africanism”?
The separation of people of African descent
A movement that seeks to unify and connect people of African descent
The colonization of the continent of Africa
The unification of African-Americans in the United States
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Who became the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?
Alexa Canady
Regina M. Benjamin
Rebecca Cole
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
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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
Aaesha Ash
Misty Copeland
Michaela DePrince
