Slavery and Freedom
Slavery was abolished in
1865
The confederate army in favour of slavery were located in
the southern states
First African American president in the USA
Who is Barack Obama
What month is Black History Month
February
What does Black History Month mean to you? How have you been impacted, if at all?
Correct
Who/ What paved the way for the abolishment of slavery
Abraham Lincoln/ the Emancipation Proclamation
In 1964 the Civil Rights Act abolished what?
What is segregation
The famous quote, "I have a dream"
Who is 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
Who is Jackie Robinson
"Black Resistance" is the _______ what for 2023's Black History Month
Theme
What year was Black History Month officially recognized (USA or Canada)
What is 1976/ 1995
Between 1800-1865 African Americans used a network of secret routes and safe houses to escape slavery
What is the underground railroad
In August of 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. created the _______ __ Washington
What is the March on Washington
Started the Montgomery bus boycott
Who is Rosa Parks
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
Who is 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)
Who is Viola Desmond
Who/ what started the overall recognition of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson/ Negro History Week