African American History - Bonus Points

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Who was an olympic track and field athlete who performed in the 1936 olympics in Berlin, Germany?

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Jesse Owens

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Which American President officially recognized Black History Month as a national celebration in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

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Gerald Ford

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In _______________ the first 20 Africans arrived in English America?

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August 1619

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Who lead the Haitian people to winning victory and freeing themselves from France?

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Toussaint Loverture

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Why was the "Black Wall street" created?

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Black businesses clustered on the strip of land that would become Greenwood in 1905, when African Americans acquired the land.

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What amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolish slavery?

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13th

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The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.....

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gave African Americans citizenship

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The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution

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gave African Americans the right to vote

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The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, healthcare and education in the South was known as

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The Freemen's bureau

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What did Jim Crow laws do?

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Enforced laws which made segregation legal