History of Black History Month
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Civil Rights Movement
Geography
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In what month is Black History Month celebrated in the United States?
February
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Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
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Who famously gave the “I have a dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr (MLK)
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Name one country in the continent of Africa.
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwana, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
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In what month is Black History Month celebrated in the United Kingdom?
October
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Who is the first Black vice president of the United States?
Kamala Harris
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Who famously initiated the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
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What is the name of the longest river in the world found in the continent of Africa?
Nile River
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What year did Black History Month begin?
1926
Carter G. Woodson is often called the "father of Black history" and is credited to have led to the start of Black History Month!
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Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
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Who advocated for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community?
Malcolm X
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Which STATE has the largest African American population in the United States?
Texas
(followed by Georgia, Florida, and New York)
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What is the Black History Month theme in 2022?
Black Health and Wellness
The legacy of Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine and activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have done as well
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Who was the first Black Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
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What major city successfully used a bus boycott to fight bus segregation?
Montgomery, Alabama
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What country in South America has the largest Black population?
Brazil
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Why is Black History Month celebrated in February in the United States?
Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass are in February
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When was the first Black college found in the United States?
1837
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Which two decades did the Civil Rights Movement happen?
1950s-1960s
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Name one country in the Caribbean.
Antigua And Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
