1. The United States Poet Laureate achieved significant recognition in her high school years. What was this?

2. In the years before Black History Month began to be celebrated, how often were African Americans lynched?

3. How many million slaves did prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass estimate there were in the years before the Civil War?

4. When the conflict over abolition ended with the Civil War, what did demonstrators outside the White House say was the one thing more that they needed?

5. Sixty years after the Civil War ended, what federal program helped to preserve the oral histories of people who had been slaves?

6. Who came before Rosa Parks in protesting the segregation of public transportation?

7. What was it that made Nat Turner lead his famous revolt in 1831?

8. What famous black leader said, "... you can pay no higher tribute to your Divine Master than function as a man?"

9. According to Malcolm X, who who does Elijah Muhammad say was "here before Adam?"

10. What's the last sentence of the poem recited at the inauguration of President Clinton? Describe the spirit behind it.

11. Describe two habits of Nelson Mandela that show his serious dedication to achieving his goals.

12. How does Martin Luther King Jr. think negroes in 1963 compare to slaves in 1863?

13. What is an example of Louis Farrakhan's beliefs that might be considered extreme or racist? What is an example that might be considered unifying, spiritual, or powerful?

• February is Black History Month is an in-depth article by Yaw Boateng, professor of Education at Eastern Washington University.

from The African-American Mosaic: Library of Congress

• Influence of Prominent Abolitionists shows important people working to free slaves.

• Conflict of Abolition and Slavery gives information about the struggle during the Civial War.

• Introduction to the Work Projects Administration celebrates various artist works by African Americans created during the Great Depression.

African-American Leaders

• Sojurner Truth is a more modern historical description of Sojourner Truth

• A Profile of Nat Turner: leader of a rebellion

• Marcus Garvey: essays "Masters of your own Destiny" & "Man Know Thyself"

• Malcolm X: Elijah Muhammad's views on history

• Martin Luther King Jr.: The famous "I have a Dream" speech

Poetry

• Rita Dove's "Lady Freedom Among Us" (or read about Rita Dove)

• Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of the Morning"

Current Events: South Africa

• Biographical Information on Nelson Mandela

Current Events: The Million Man March

• Louis Farrakhan: "A Holy Day of Atonement & Reconciliation: October 16, 1995"

• CNN Article on the march and Louis Farrakhan

Look over all the questions above and your answers to them and state what you feel are the 3 - 5 main parts to the study of Black History.

• "February is Black History Month," - "Ghana Review" Vol 1. No. 6, Friday 27 Jan. '95
• The African-American Mosaic: - lcweb@loc.gov
• Nat Turner & Sojourner Truth Profiles - bright@webcom.com
• Marcus Garvey's - feedback
• The Seattle Times' Martin Luther King, Jr. Website - bris-new@seatimes.com
• Malcolm X - jfmcdo00@nx30.mik.uky.edu
• The march and Louis Farrakhan (CNN) - cnn.feedback@cnn.com
• Biographical Information on Nelson Mandela - webmaster@anc.org.za
• Rita Dove's "Lady Freedom Among Us" - campbell@virginia.edu
• Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of the Morning" - isbell@ai.mit.edu

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