Black Culture

Name a Cultural Icon in each of the following:

(a) Music __________________________________

(b) Dance __________________________________

(c) Theater ________________________________

(d) Language _______________________________

(a)  

Which person is represented in this picture?

• Ms. Fay Ellington

• Ms. Louis Bennet

• Ms. Amina Blackwood

Identify the group of dances that were preformed originally by slaves and freed slaves, and are still being preformed today during special celebrations.

• Kumina, Bruckins, Maypole and Quadrille.

• Kumina, Bruckins, Dancehall.

• Kimina, Bruckins, John Connu and Ska.

• Ska, Dancehall,and the Electric Slide.

This Jamaican National Hero was our first Prime Minister (a)   .

Who was the founder of Black History Month?

• Christopher Carter

• Carter G. Woodson

• Malcom X

• Dr. Martin Luther King

Who is the "Father of Black History?"

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Carter G. Woodson

• Abraham Lincoln

Which cultural movement in the 1920s celebrated African American cultural expressions and was centered in Harlem, New York?

• Harlem Renaissance

• Civil Rights Movement

• Black Power Movement

• Jazz Age

Who is known as the 'Queen of Soul' and a significant figure in Black music culture?

• Aretha Franklin

• Beyoncé

• Whitney Houston

• Nina Simone

What is the traditional African American spiritual song that was often used as a code for escape on the Underground Railroad?

• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

• Amazing Grace

• Oh Happy Day

• Wade in the Water

Which African American writer and activist wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk'?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Langston Hughes

• James Baldwin

• Zora Neale Hurston