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Black History Trivia

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






2. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






3. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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






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






7. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






8. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






9. First black female to win a Grammy






10. First published black poet






11. First published black poet






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






13. First black RNC chairman






14. First black RNC chairman






15. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






17. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






18. First African American newspaper

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19. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






20. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






22. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






23. 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?






24. Father Of Gospel Music






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






26. In what year was MLK assassinated?






27. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






28. First black president






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






30. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






32. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






34. First black billionaire






35. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






36. First black NFL quarterback






37. 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)






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






39. Queen Of Soul






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






41. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






44. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






45. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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






48. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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







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