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How much do you know about Black History Month? Take the quiz.

February marks the 36th anniversary of Black History Month, which highlights the actions and achievements of African Americans throughout US history. Other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also celebrate their own black history months. Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of the facts.

7. Who was the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress?

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Famed trumpeter Louis Armstrong was honored by other jazz greats at the 17th annual Newport Jazz Festival.
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., is seen in this 1971 file photo. Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, a friend said. She was 80.

Barbara Charline Jordan

Shirley Chisholm

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

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