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Black History Trivia

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






2. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






5. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






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






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






11. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






13. First black star of a network TV show






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






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






16. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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






19. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






20. First black supreme court justice






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






22. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






24. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






25. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






28. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






29. First published black poet






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






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






32. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






34. First black RNC chairman






35. 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.






36. First black star of a network TV show






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






38. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






39. 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.






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






41. What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?






42. What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?






43. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






44. Father Of Gospel Music






45. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






46. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






47. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






49. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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