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1
When was the Civil Rights Movement?
1820-1840
1770s
1950s-60s
2
The first Juneteenth celebration was held in 1866 in the state of ...
Mississippi
Florida
Massachusetts
Texas
3
In the time period between 1890-1920, thousands of Black people moved north, especially to cities. This was called the:
1900 Movement
Race to the North
Great Journey
Great Migration
4
Who led a Civil War raid at the Combahee River in 1863 that freed over 700 people?
Stonewall Jackson
Harriet Tubman
William Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
5
True or false? Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to enter a formally all-White school in Louisiana?
True
False
6
At its peak, how many African Americans were enslaved in the United States?
250,000
100,000
10 million
4 million
7
What fraction of cowboys were Black Americans?
1/8th
1/2
1/12th
1/4th
8
Elizabeth Freeman 1744-1829 was the first enslaved person to file and win her freedom in what state?
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
9
What year was the first African American slave brought to North America?
1803
1492
1776
1619
10
Alice Ball developed the first cure for this highly contagious disease in 1916.
leprosy
small pox
the common cold
11
In what year did the federal government officially desegregate public buses that travel between states?
1961
1980
1865
1920
12
What holiday celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people?
Freedom Day
Everyday
Juneteenth
13
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in which city?
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
Little Rock, Arkansas
14
Who was the first African American to serve as a United States Supreme Court Justice?
Clarence Thomas
John Andrew
Thurgood Marshall
Sonia Sotomayor
15
Billie Holliday was a...
Painter
Poet
Sculptor
Musician
16
Which HBCU/ Historically Black College/University did VP Kamala Harris attend?
Tuskegee
Morehouse
Howard
Hampton
17
Black Lives Matter began with a hashtag in response to the verdict in the trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.
True
False
18
What year did slavery end with the 13th amendment?
1896
1902
1865
1950
19
Martin Luther King Jr. was known as a famous activist throughout all of America, one of his famous speeches/quotes was…
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.”
“I have a dream.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
All of the above.
20
Freedom Riders were activists working to desegregate buses all across the country. Their ages were mostly between...
10-18
70-80
50-60
18-30
21
Which President formally recognized Black History Month in 1976?
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Gerald Ford
22
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?
Satchel Paige
Willie Mays
Luke Easter
Jackie Robinson
23
A journey on the Underground Railroad took some people ...
6 months
2 months
more than a year
all of the above
24
What style of music developed in the early 1900s now has over 24 unique styles?
Bassanova
Classical
Jazz
Yodeling
