Who was the father of Black History?
Black History Month

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6th - 8th Grade
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Adina Thuransky
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Barack Obama
Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Abraham Lincoln
Answer explanation
Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) was the second African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
To coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass
It's the shortest month of the year.
It's when the Emancipation Proclamation was written.
It's when Valentine's Day is celebrated.
Answer explanation
Douglass became the first African American nominated for vice president of the United States in 1872.
Watch the mini biography.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are and henceforward shall be free".
The Civil Liberties Act
The Bill of Rights
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Consitution
Answer explanation
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into effect January 1, 1863. Every slave in the South was then, thenceforward, and forever, free.
Watch the PBS video The Emancipation Proclamation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
January 1, 1873 was the date...
Harriet Tubman died.
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Fredrick Douglass died.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an abolitionist?
A person who wants to abolish slavery
A person who is pro-slavery
Answer explanation
Traveling alone, Tubman escapes to Philadelphia and becomes involved with the Black abolitionist movement, while the new Fugitive Slave Law makes life for African Americans even more dangerous.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that made things equal for all
Laws that excluded African Americans
Answer explanation
Jim Crow laws were state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
Watch the Video
From the film Freedom Riders: Jerry Moore on Jim Crow Laws
From the film Freedom Riders: Glenda Davis on Jim Crow Laws
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Freedom Riders accomplish?
They desegregated interstate transportation, including highways, bus stops, and train terminals
They segregated public transportation
Answer explanation
Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
Watch Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)
8.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Explain why is Black History is American History?
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