Black history

Why did Carter Woodson begin Negro History Week in 1926?

• For fun

• He wanted some days off.

• He wanted Americans to know about black people.

Fredrick Douglas ran a ___________ called the North Star!

• newspaper

• coffee shop

• college

• department store

This great American woman helped people be free from slavery on the Underground Railroad.

• Harriet Tubman

• Dr. Tremayne

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

There is a holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• False

• True

Dr. King led a special type of protest.

• He led peaceful protests.

• He led sit-ins.

• He led large military protests.

The time when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many other people were fighting for the rights of black Americas.

• May Day Parade

• The Civil Rights Movement

• Quiet time

• Time out

She was the first African American girl to attend an all white school.

• Ruby Bridges

• Michelle Obama

• Harriet Tubman

He is the first African American to play Major League baseball.

• Barak Obama

• Washington Carver

• Jackie Robinson

Barak Obama was the first African American United States President.

• True

• False

What is it called when someone "owns" another person?

• an employee

• slavery

• a friend