How Much Do You Know About Black History

How Much Do You Know About Black History?

Match The name on the right to the description on the left. Good Luck!

A. Billie Holiday 1. The author of, The Color Purple,

which won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was also made into a successful movie by Steven Spielberg.

B. W. C. Handy

2. This great American jazz and

blues vocalist received no formal

training, but created beautiful

musical effects with phrasing and

unique rhythmic style

C. Maya Angelou

3. A U. S. civil rights attorney and

first African American U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Also led

the NAACP Legal Defense and

D. Miles Davis Educational fund.

4. An accomplished author, poet,

playwright, performer, and composer, read the poem, "On

E. Thurgood Marshall the Pulse of Morning," at President

Clinton’s inauguration.

5. Influential American trumpeter

known for ever-changing and

innovative style, from "cool" jazz

to complex electronic style

F. Alice Walker

6. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, this classic blues composer is

best known for the song "St. Louis Blues".

Answers: A-2, B-6, C-4, D-5, E-3, F-1