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Black History Trivia

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






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






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






4. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






6. 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.






7. First black billionaire






8. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






10. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






13. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






14. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






15. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






20. First black female to win a Grammy






21. In what year was the NAACP founded?






22. 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)






23. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






26. First African American newspaper

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27. In what year was the Million Man March?






28. First black NFL quarterback






29. First African American newspaper

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30. First black president






31. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






32. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






34. First black Miss America






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






36. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






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






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






42. First published black poet






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






44. First black Miss America






45. 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?






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






47. In what year was the VRA passed?






48. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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







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