Black History Month Quiz
Week 4
1. The National Rainbow Coalition, a political organization uniting various minority
groups, was formed in 1986 by which African-American political leader?
A. General Colin Powell
B. Louis Farrakhan
C. Reverend Jesse Jackson
2. Which former slave and noted abolitionist, edited and published The North Star,
an abolitionist newspaper?
A. Frederick Douglass
B. Benjamin Banneker
C. Phillis Wheatley
3. The first African American activist to write and read poetry to President Bill Clinton was:
A. Alice Walker
B. Maya Angelou
C. Nikki Giovanni
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