Famous African Americans
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
MLK Jr.
Obama
Oprah
Obama
What city did Jazz originate in?
New Orleans
Chicago
New York
New Orleans
What marked the start of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Sherman's March
Fort Sumter
What is segregation?
The idea that all people are equal and can share everything
The idea that we need to seperate blacks and whites
The idea that yellow people are the best
The idea that we need to seperate blacks and whites
What was the Civil Rights movement?
It was about whites deserving more rights than blacks
It was about having equal rights for all races
It was about having equal rights for all races
Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?
MLK Jr.
Traditional African American Folk music is known as what?
- Blacks
- Blues
- Purples
Blues
What advantage did the Confederate Army have over the Union?
Better Generals
More People
Better Generals
Jim Crow Laws Targeted Who?
- Whites
- Blacks
- Japanese
Blacks
Why weren't blacks aloud to go to school with whites?
Segregation
Migration
Integration
Desegregation
Segregation
Why was MLK Jr. arrested and put into Jail?
He didn't pay taxes
He instructed people to disobey unjust laws
He instructed people to disobey unjust laws
If a blues singer performed a song, what would it most likely be about?
Good times
Hard times
Birthday Parties
Hard times
What term best describes Gettysburg?
Turning point
Bloodless
Small Scale
Turning Point
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association of Advancement of Colored People
New Age Acting Cool People
National Army of Airplane Combat Pilots
National Association of Advancement of Colored People
What is a boycott?
Refusal to support or participate in particular rules.
Willingness to follow unjust rules
Refusal to support or participate in particular rules.
In prison, Malcom X joined what religious group?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Islam
Are the Blues still around today?
YES
What event might you attend if you were an abolitionist?
Anti Slavery Rally
Slave Auction
States rights convention
Anti Slavery Rally
After the Civil War, What did president Lincoln offer freedman (or freed slaves)?
Free schooling and clothing
An ice cream cone
A ticket to Africa
He gave them back to their slave owners
Free schooling and clothing
What was MLK Jr.'s speech called?
I have a spleen
I have a dream
I have a meme
I have a dream
Malcom X
George Washington Carver
Louis Armstrong
George Washington Carver
How are poetry and rap similar?
About love and hardships
Rhyming, similes and metaphors
Rhyming, similes and metaphors
President
Cheif Justus
President
What is the Klu Klux Klan?
A group of radical African Americans who hated white people
A group of radical White Americans who hated black people
A clan of gamers from Oak Harbor
A group of radical White Americans who hated black people
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
Black Marines
Black AirForce Pilots
White AirForce Pilots
Black Air Force Pilots