Slavery and Freedom
In 1865 what was abolished?
Slavery
The confederate army in favour of slavery were located in?
the southern states
First African American president in the USA?
Barack Obama
What month is Black History Month?
February
What are the colours of Black history month?
Black, red, yellow and green
Who/ What paved the way for the abolishment of slavery? (president)
Abraham Lincoln/ the Emancipation Proclamation
In 1964 the Civil Rights Act abolished what?
Segregation
The famous quote, "I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr./ March on Washington
In 1833, the Act on the Abolition of Slavery was passed which did what?
abolished slavery.
The Black Lives Matter movement started in?
2013
Between about 1870s- 1964 what major form of oppression did African Americans face
Segregation
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. have what in common?
They were civil rights activists or they were both assassinated in relation
First African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
"Black Resistance" is the _______ for 2023's Black History Month
Theme
What year was Black History Month officially recognized (USA or Canada)?
1976/ 1995
Between 1800-1865 African Americans used a network of secret routes and safe houses to escape slavery
The underground railroad
In August of 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. created the _______ __ Washington
The March on Washington
What was Rosa Parks known for?
refusing to leave her seat for a white male/ Started the Montgomery Bus boycott
Many African Americans escaped slavery by reaching and then residing in the northern states and Canada. What did they use?
The Underground Railroad
Why was February chosen to be Black History Month?
Because it is Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass birthday month
Can be deemed the face of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
The Voting Rights Act guarenteed ALL African Americans can vote, which was passed in the year ?
1965
What was Fredrick Douglass known for?
Taught himself to read/ write, wrote his own book, esecaped slavery, migrated to Britain to avoid recapture, helped the abolishment of slavery, and named himself from a Famous poem.
Refused to get out of a white movie theatre (she is on the $10 bill)?
Viola Desmond
This federal holiday happens on June 19th and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States?
Juneteenth