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Black History Trivia

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1. 'The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.'






2. African American Poet Essayist - Short Story Writer - And Artist Of The Harlem Renaissance .






3. 'Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.'






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






5. This hip hop group released the albums Midnight Marauders and The Low End Theory.






6. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






7. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






8. In what year was the Million Man March?






9. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






11. First African AmericanInducteeInto The Pro Football Hall Of Fame?






12. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






13. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






14. Where Is Morgan University Located?






15. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






17. First black president






18. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






19. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






20. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






21. First black NFL quarterback






22. What Negro Slave Became A Naval HeroFor The Union?






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






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






25. 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.






26. First black person to win an Oscar






27. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






29. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






30. Queen Of Soul






31. This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking sitcom for five consecutive years.






32. First black major league baseball player






33. First black star of a network TV show






34. Queen Of Soul






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






36. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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






40. What athlete gained worldwide stardom during the 1960 Olympics in Rome when she became the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Games - winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 400-meter relay?






41. First published black poet






42. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






43. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






44. What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?






45. First black billionaire






46. First African American newspaper

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47. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






48. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






49. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






50. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?