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Black History Trivia

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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






7. First published black poet






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






9. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






10. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






13. First black Miss America






14. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






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






17. First black billionaire






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






19. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






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






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






24. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






27. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






28. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






29. First African American newspaper

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






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






32. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






34. First black female to host a TV show






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






36. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






37. First African American newspaper

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






39. Father Of Gospel Music






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






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






42. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






45. In what year was the NAACP founded?






46. First black president






47. First black RNC chairman






48. First black NFL quarterback






49. First black female to win a Grammy






50. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?







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