Ivy Tech Marion - Celebrate Black History Month!

Question 1

This person stated: "Man, if you gotta ask what jazz is, you'll never know."

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 2

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 3

Which civil rights activist is famous for his "I Have A Dream Speech" on August 28th, 1963?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 4

When the 15th Amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Voting Rights

Question 5

What name was given to the escape system led by Harriet Tubman that slaves used in the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

The Underground Railroad

Question 6

The Supreme Court declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in this case

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Question 7

This term means "refusing to by a good or use a service as a punishment or form of protest"

Accepted Answer

Boycott

Question 8

He discovered hundreds of uses for previously useless foods, and most notably, the peanut:

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 9

What war between the North and South was fought over the future of slavery in America?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Question 10

Who was the first African American President?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

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