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Who started the Black history movement?
Carter G. Woodson
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Who gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” on September 9, 1965
Martin Luther King Jr. ?
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What was Segregation?
The enforced separation of two groups of people (typically black and white) which was A LAW punishable by the law.
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Who is this and why is he a trailblazer? 
Harry Jerome confronted racism and broke barriers for athletes who faced racism. He was a symbol of resilience.
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The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
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Famous quote - who said it? "I have no issue with the Vietcong"
Mohammed Ali
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Who was a gifted student who skipped grade 9 and grade 12 and entered University at only 15 years old?
Martin Luther King Jr.
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What famous artist was the ONLY Pulitzer Prize winner for rap song?
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
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What do Abolitionists believe in?
The stopping of all slavery
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What Year did Viola Desmond debut on the Canadian 10 Dollar bill?
2018
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This boxer refused the Vietnam War draft and later regained his heavyweight title.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
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Quote - "An unjust law is no law at all"
Martin Luther King Jr.
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What two important figures were born in February. They were the reason Black history month is in February
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
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What is Apartheid?
A LEGAL enforced system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa
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What year did Canada end segregation (make it illegal). Closest wins.
1960 in Ontario and 1983 in Nova Scotia!
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Who was The United States first Black Vice-President?
Kamal Harris
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"When they go low, we go high."
Michelle Obama
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Who also the first Black woman in North America and the first woman in Canada to publish a newspaper! A huge achievement!
Mary Ann Shad
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Approximately many people did the Underground Railroad help to escape slavery?
Approximately 100,000
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Who was known as Mama Moses?
Harriet Tubman
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What important change did Thornton Blackburn do that impacted ALL freed slaves?
His case finalized that American slave owners could not enter Canada and take free slaves back to slavery
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What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
Jim Crow Laws
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"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world."
Harriet Tubman
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What province was arrested Viola Desmond in?
Nova Scotia
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Who was Ruby Bridges?
She was the 1st African American Child to be enrolled in an all-white school in 1960 in the American south
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Who is this and what did he put an end to in South Africa? 
Nelson Mandela and Apartheid
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Who are these people? Group name? What state did this change happen in? 
Little Rock Nine - Arkansas
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Who exposed "Lynching" as a widespread problem in the states, and helped make it illegal?
Ida B. Wells
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, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,”
Frederick Douglass
