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Who was Dr. Alexander T. Augusta?
The Army’s first African American physician/surgeon
The first Black physician appointed director @ a US Hospital
The first Black officer to be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery
Union Army’s highest-ranking Black officer
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First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939...
Ethel Waters
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Rosa Parks
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How did Abraham Lincoln help slaves/African Americans?
He helped them with their laundry
he issued/signed the Emancipation Proclamation
paved the way for slavery’s abolition
He gave them new cars
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Who is Mae Jemison (1956 - )
An astronaut, medical doctor, and engineer
Fluent in Russian, Japanese & Swahili, Jemison joined the Peace Corps-1983
1st African American Gymnast
First African American woman who orbited into space
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What year did President Gerald Ford officialy recognize Black History month?
2000
1976
1926
2015
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Who is known as the father of Black History?
Malcom X
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
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Who was Gordon Parks(1912 - 2006)?
Accomplished musician, composer, poet, novelist
Famous for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s
First African Amercian to work for Life Magazine
First Black director of a major film- Shaft
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An American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement.
Malcom X
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Carter G. Woodson
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The Selma, Alabama, native played a crucial part in the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement...
Rosa Parks
Simon Byles
Oprah Winfrey
Annie Lee Cooper
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Who was Frederick Douglas?
The first African American quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
The first African American president of the US
a prominent activist, author and public speaker
a leader in the abolitionist movement
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Who was Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 - 2000)?
First Black woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Letters
Published her first poelm "Eventide" at the age of 13
First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for Annie Al
Olympic God medalist in the 100 yd dash
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First Black woman to attend Yale Law School(1931) & the first Black female judge in the U.S(1939)...
Jane Bolin
Gwednolyn Brooks
Claudette Colvin
Bessie Coleman
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Who is Claudette Colvin (1939 - )?
Rudy from the Cosby show
First woman to be detained/arrested for resistance
Darius Ruckers daughter
Teenager who refused to move and give up her seat to a white person
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Who was Sojourner Truth(1797–1883)
First African American swimmer
One of the world’s best-known human rights promoters
African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist
Delivered the famous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?"
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True/False: The ASNLH is now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
True
False
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What is an abolitionist?
a person who wants to put an end to school
a person who plays the violin exquisitely
a person who can dribble multiple basketballs
a person who sought to abolish(end) slavery during the 19th century
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Who was Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)?
First Black person to earn an international pilot's license
First black woman to travel around the world
First black woman in the army
First African-American woman/Native American to hold a pilot license
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First Black woman to produce, write, and act in her own movie in 1923,
The Flames of Wrath...
Rosa Parks
Maria P. Williams
Phyllis Wheatley
Oprah Winfrey
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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
a dance from the 1800's
One of Christopher Columbuses ships
proclamation issued by Lincoln initiating the abolition of slavery
Our National Anthem
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The first African American to publish a book of poetry...
Harriet Tubman
Lizzo
Rosa Parks
Phllis Wheatley
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Woodson & Jesse E. Moorland founded the ASNLH. What is the ASNLH stand for?
All Students Need to Laugh Histarically
Association for the Study of National Library for Health
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
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Why do we celebrate Black History Month?
Gives us another reason to party
to celebrate achievements by African Americans
to recognize the role of African Amercians in US History
I don't know...
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Why did the ASALH choose the 2nd week of February to recognize Black History?
to observe the Superbowl
to observe the birthdays of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln
to observe the birthdays of Elmo & Big Bird
to observe the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass
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True/False: Barak Obama was the first president to declare Frebruary Black History Month.
True
False
25
Who was Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005)?
First black woman elected to congress
“godmother of the women’s movement,”
First Black American woman to win in the World Cup
First woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination
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In what month do we celebrate Black History?
February
April
January
March
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"Conductor" of the Underground Railroad & spy for the Union Army.
Harriet Tubman
Phyllis Wheatley
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
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First African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana at the height of desegregation.
Ruby Bridges
Michelle Obama
Rosa Parks
Viola Davis
