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Black History Trivia

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1. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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






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






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






6. Who Was The Black American Evangelist And Religious ReformerWho Applied Her Religious Fervor to the abolitionist and women's rights movement?






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






8. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






9. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






10. First black star of a network TV show






11. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that slaves were property - that blacks were not citizens - and that the MI Compromise was unconstitutional?






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






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






14. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






15. In what year was MLK's birthday first celebrated as a national holiday?






16. 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?






17. Queen Of Soul






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






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






20. Who Was One Of The Most Eminent Human Right Leaders 19thn Century?






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






22. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






23. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






26. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






27. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that slaves were property - that blacks were not citizens - and that the MI Compromise was unconstitutional?






28. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






30. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






31. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






32. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






34. African American Novelist - Critic - Poet - Editor - Kn ownFor Her Discovery and encouragement Of Other General Writers Of The Harlem Renaissance?






35. In what year was the Million Man March?






36. First black billionaire






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






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






39. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






40. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






41. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






42. African American Novelist - Critic - Poet - Editor - Kn ownFor Her Discovery and encouragement Of Other General Writers Of The Harlem Renaissance?






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






44. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






45. First black NFL quarterback






46. First black president






47. This singer holds the title of Most Top 10 Singles from an album for Thriller (1982) and the Most Number One Singles from an Album for Bad (1987)






48. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






49. First black person to win an Oscar






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