Black History

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Oprah Winfrey

• Shirley Chisholm

Why did Rosa Parks go to jail in 1955 ?

• She trash talked two white men

• She refused to give up her seat

• She killed a white woman

What African-American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

• Rosa Parks

• Aretha Franklin

• Wilma Rudolph

• Oprah Winfrey

Which US president signed the 'Emancipation Proclamation' which allowed slaves to go free?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

What was the name of the black track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic games watched by (a very annoyed) Adolf Hitler?

• Linford Christie

• Arthur Ashe

• Jackie Kersee

• Jesse Owens

What does the term "slavery" mean?

• the practice of paying someone to work

• the practice of hiring someone to work

• the practice of owning someone to do forced labor

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a network of people who helped slaves escape to the north

• a network of steam trains

• a train system that went underground

In what month do we celebrate Black History month?

• February

• September

• October

• December

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

• Colin Powell

• Thurgood Marshall

• Wilt Chamberlain

• Dr. George Washington Carver

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday and gave a famous speech "I Have A Dream" during the March on Washington?

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Barack Obama

• Reverend Jesse Jackson

• Muhammad Ali