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Black History Trivia

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1. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






2. First black female to win a Grammy






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






4. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






5. First black star of a network TV show






6. First published black poet






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






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






9. In what year was the Million Man March?






10. 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?






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






13. Where Is Morgan University Located?






14. First black NFL quarterback






15. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






17. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






20. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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. First black person to win an Oscar






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






24. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






25. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






27. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






28. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






29. First black billionaire






30. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






31. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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






35. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






38. First black Miss America






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






40. First black secretary of state






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






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






43. First black major league baseball player






44. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






45. First African American newspaper

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






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






48. First black NFL quarterback






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






50. First black female to host a TV show







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