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Black History Trivia

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1. 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?






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






3. First black NFL quarterback






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






5. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






9. Queen Of Soul






10. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






12. First black person to win an Oscar






13. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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






16. 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?






17. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






18. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






19. In what year was the Million Man March?






20. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






21. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






22. First black person to win an Oscar






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






24. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






26. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






29. First black RNC chairman






30. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






33. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






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






36. First published black poet






37. First black supreme court justice






38. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






39. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






41. 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.






42. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






43. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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






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






48. Queen Of Soul






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






50. First black major league baseball player