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Black History Trivia

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






2. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






4. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






7. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






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






11. Where Is Morgan University Located?






12. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






13. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






14. First African American newspaper

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






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






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






18. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






20. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






26. What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?






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






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






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






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






31. Queen Of Soul






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






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






34. First black female to win a Grammy






35. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






36. First black secretary of state






37. Queen Of Soul






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






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






40. 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?






41. First black billionaire






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






43. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






44. First black Miss America






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






46. Father Of Gospel Music






47. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






48. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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







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