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Black History Trivia

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1. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that the segregation of public schools was in violation of the 14th Amendment?






2. In what year was MLK assassinated?






3. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






4. First black president






5. In what year was the NAACP founded?






6. What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?






7. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






8. Best known for his work with blood plasma - this man helped set up the American Red Cross blood bank and established the first blood bank in England?






9. 'Man - if you gotta ask [what jazz is] you'll never know.'






10. American WriterWho Depicted The Lives And Struggles Of Black Americans?






11. 'Float like a butterfly - sting like a bee.'






12. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






13. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






14. First black major league baseball player






15. First black secretary of state






16. How many times did Jayne Jackson run for president?






17. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






18. First black NFL quarterback






19. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






20. In 2008 - this Jamaican sprinter became the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic games.






21. In what year was the Million Man March?






22. First African American newspaper

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23. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






24. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






25. 'A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.'






26. This member of the NY Yankees whose late-season heroics earned him the name 'Mr. October' hit three dramatic home runs in the last game of the World Series against the LA Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.






27. 'A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.'






28. First black secretary of state






29. 'Man - if you gotta ask [what jazz is] you'll never know.'






30. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






31. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






32. What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?






33. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






34. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






35. 'What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?'






36. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






37. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






38. Dr. Martain Luther King Jr Organized A Bus Boycot That Lasted 381 DaysIn ____






39. First black supreme court justice






40. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






41. What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper which Frederick Douglass founded?






42. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






43. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






44. What Jazz Musician Made ' Body And Soul ' Famous?






45. Who wrote 'A Letter from a Birmingham Jail?'






46. First African American newspaper

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47. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






48. This basketball player won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.






49. What cultural movement took place in Harlem and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s?






50. What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper which Frederick Douglass founded?







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