Trivia: Black History Month!

  • Black History Month is only celebrated in the United States.

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    Black History Month is only celebrated in the United States.
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    False. Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is an annual observance in Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is celebrated each February in the United States and Canada, and in October in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland.

  • Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus which led to a boycott in AL.

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    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus which led to a boycott in AL.
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    True. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man which resulted in a remarkable boycott of Montgomery buses which was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • President Lincoln signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.

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    President Lincoln signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
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    False! It was President Lyndon B. Johnson.

  • The 12th Amendment abolished slavery.

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    The 12th Amendment abolished slavery.
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    False. It was the 13th amendment. The amendment was passed in 1865, after the end of the Civil War.

  • Ralph Bunche was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in December 1963.

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    Ralph Bunche was presented with the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson in December 1963.
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    True! Ralph Bunche was the highest American official in the U.N. He also received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950, the first African-American to do so.