Buzz·Posted on Feb 3, 2015How Well Do You Know These Facts About Black History?Black excellence. All day, every day.by Michael BlackmonBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Hulton Archive // Richard Saunders // Archive Photos / Via Getty Images Davidlohr Bueso / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: daverugby83 Image: Frank Micelotta / Getty Images Halle Berry Correct Incorrect Frank Micelotta / Getty Images Halle Berry Frank Micelotta / Getty Images Image: Paille / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: paille-fr Hattie McDaniel Correct Incorrect Paille / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: paille-fr Hattie McDaniel Paille / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: paille-fr Image: Jason Merritt / Getty Images Mo'Nique Correct Incorrect Jason Merritt / Getty Images Mo'Nique Jason Merritt / Getty Images Image: kate gabrielle / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: slightlyterrific Dorothy Dandridge Correct Incorrect kate gabrielle / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: slightlyterrific Dorothy Dandridge kate gabrielle / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: slightlyterrific Correct! Wrong! Halle Berry was the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress category. Mo'Nique won her Oscar for the Best Supporting Actress category, and although Hattie McDaniel was the first black woman to win an Oscar, it was also for the Best Supporting Actress category. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty Images Vogue Magazine / Via vogue.com Image: Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Naomi Campbell Correct Incorrect Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Naomi Campbell Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Image: Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images Beverly Johnson Correct Incorrect Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images Beverly Johnson Frederick M. 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Kendall / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: kkendall Andrew McFarlane / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: farlane Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Correct! Wrong! President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this act into law in July 1964. Its main purpose was to enforce constitutional right of every American the to vote, as well as ban workplace discrimination. 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VISIT FLORIDA Editor / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: visitflorida Tris Linnell / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: jonnyentropy Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Correct! Wrong! "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is the alternative title of the "Black National Anthem," and it was written by civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. 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Diane Freed / Getty Images mccooper1 / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: mccooper1 Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Correct! Wrong! Juneteenth signifies when the majority of slaves in Austin, Texas, found out they had been emancipated. Communication was slow during the antebellum period, and there wasn't an exact date on which every one found out about freedom, which is why the holiday was christened "Juneteenth." Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Phil Roeder / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: tabor-roeder Image: Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Ben Carson Correct Incorrect Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Ben Carson Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Image: Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Charles Drew Correct Incorrect Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Charles Drew Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Image: Twitter: @driansmith Ian K. 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Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Tim Geers / Creative Commons / Via Flickr: timypenburg Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Correct! Wrong! Gwendolyn Brooks was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, one of the highest literary honors. 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The four men are known for organizing nonviolent sit-ins, which began a chain reaction in the Triad area to promote racial equality. Wikipedia Commons / Via en.wikipedia.org Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Answer Image Correct Incorrect Correct! Wrong! Black History Month began as Negro History Week, all thanks to Carter G. Woodson. It was only in 1976 that the celebration became a monthlong honoring of black achievement. Biography.com