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Black History Trivia

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1. First black star of a network TV show






2. First African American newspaper

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3. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






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






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






8. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






10. First black president






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






12. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






13. First black RNC chairman






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






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






16. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






17. First black female to host a TV show






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






19. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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?






28. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






30. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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






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






34. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






38. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






39. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






40. Father Of Gospel Music






41. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






43. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






44. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






45. 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.






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






47. First black major league baseball player






48. In what year was the VRA passed?






49. First published black poet






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






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