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Black History Trivia

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1. First African American newspaper

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






3. 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?






4. First black star of a network TV show






5. First black major league baseball player






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






7. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






8. First black president






9. First black billionaire






10. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






13. First black supreme court justice






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






15. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






19. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






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






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






24. First published black poet






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






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






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






28. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






29. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






30. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






33. First black supreme court justice






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






35. 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.






36. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






38. 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?






39. In what year was the Million Man March?






40. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






42. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






43. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






45. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






47. First black secretary of state






48. In what year was the NAACP founded?






49. First published black poet






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







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