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Black History Trivia

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






2. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






6. Which of the 13 colonies was the first to abolish slavery?






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






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






9. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






11. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






12. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






13. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






14. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






15. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






16. Father Of Gospel Music






17. First black secretary of state






18. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






19. First black person to win an Oscar






20. First published black poet






21. 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?






22. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






23. First black RNC chairman






24. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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






28. First black supreme court justice






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






30. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






32. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






36. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






39. 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)






40. First black billionaire






41. First black supreme court justice






42. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






43. In what year was the NAACP founded?






44. First black star of a network TV show






45. 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?






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






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






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






49. Queen Of Soul






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