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1
Who is Simone Biles?
Hairstylist
Olympic Gold Medalist
Actress
Makeup Artist
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Barbara Jordan
1st African American congresswoman
Vice presidential nominee
1st Southern African American woman elected to congress
African American Supreme Court Justice
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What was the role of African-Americans in the American Revolution?
Though enslaved, rallied around rhetoric of independence
Southern blacks were encouraged to enlist
British recruited slaves in exchange for freedom
Slaves escaped in mass number to ensure freedom
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When was Black History Month established?
1950
1926
1936
1945
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Which group fought on behalf of African Americans and their civil rights?
NCCAP
AIM
NCAA
NAACP
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Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?
Slave History Week
Black Rights Awareness Day
Negro History Week
Freedom Day
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1st African American Computer Scientists at NASA?
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Williams
Mark Hamilton
Annie Easley
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She was the first AFrican-American Women to go into space?
Mae Jemison
Diane Nash
Coretta Scott King
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What band was Beyonce a part of before her solo career?
Destiny's Child
TLC
3LW
Angel's Child
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Shirley Chisholm was...
The first woman senator
The first woman to run for President
All of the above
The first woman to sit on the Supreme Court
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Beyonce became the first Black woman to top the Billboard Country Music Chart this week.
True
False
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African Americans had to use separate restrooms, restaurants, and theaters in some states.
False
True
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Billie Holiday was one of the first African American singers to
sing and record the blues.
perform in Carnegie Hall.
break the color barrier by recording and performing with white musicians.
lead her own band.
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Created hair products for African American women, first African American self-made millionaire.
Madam C J Walker
Oprah Winfrey
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
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Why is Barak Obama famous?
He was a great film star.
He was a great rock singer.
He was the first black president.
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What is Barak Obama's favorite snack?
Popcorn
Brownies
Chips
Cookies
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This is a festival observed by many African Americans to celebrate cultural heritage & values
Boxing Day
Kwanzaa
St. Lucia Day
Memorial Day
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1968 Olympics Black Power salute was conducted by two black athletes. What are their names?
Jesse Owens and Cullen Jones
Mack Robinson and Archibald Williams
John Brooks and Howard King
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
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Who founded black history month?
Thomas A. Johnston
Carter G. Woodson
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr.
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What month is Black History Month?
February
March
January
April
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First African-American women surgeon
Ildaura Murillo Rohde
Jonas Salk
Dorothy Brown
Inez Prosser
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Jesse Jackson
First African American to become speaker of house
Reverend that ran for the Democratic presidential canidate
first American American Olympian
The Minority leader for the republican party
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What initially prevented African Americans from playing baseball in the major leagues?
An unofficial agreement between baseball owners
Racism on the part of major league baseball players
A law passed by Congress
an unofficial rule by the Commissioner of Baseball
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This African American scientists developed 300 derivative products from peanuts
Edward Bouchet
Ernest Just
Mae C. Jemson
George washington Carver
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When the 15th Amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?
Equal Protection Under the Law
Freedom to partake in any activity that whites could
Voting Rights
Citizenship
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Which of the following African American scientists is known for their vast expertise in astrophysics?
Mae Jemison
Booker T. Washington
Ernest Everett Just
Neil Degrasse Tyson
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This amendment granted African Americans the right to vote
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17
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15
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Who is Serena Williams?
Dancer
An actor
Tennis player
Soccer player
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_______ was an early African American who fought for African American women's rights.
Ida B. Wells
Anti-suffragists
Woodrow Wilson
Frederick Douglass
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Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States
House Representative
President of the United States
US Senator