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Black History Trivia

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1. Queen Of Soul






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






3. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






4. 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?






5. First black star of a network TV show






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






7. 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?






8. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






10. First black Miss America






11. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






12. This music composer and producer is the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time?






13. 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)






14. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






15. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






16. First black RNC chairman






17. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






18. First black RNC chairman






19. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






20. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






23. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






24. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






25. Who Was The U.S Black Abolitionist - Physician - And EditorIn The Pre-Civil War Period






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






27. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






29. First black billionaire






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






31. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






35. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






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






38. First black president






39. First black secretary of state






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






41. First black female to win a Grammy






42. In what year was the VRA passed?






43. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






44. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






46. 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.






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






48. Father Of Gospel Music






49. In what year did MLK deliver his famous 'dream' speech?






50. In what year was slavery abolished in America?