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Black History Trivia

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1. First black NFL quarterback






2. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






3. Queen Of Soul






4. Where Is Morgan University Located?






5. Father Of Gospel Music






6. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






8. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






10. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






12. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






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






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






16. First black female to win a Grammy






17. First black billionaire






18. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






19. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






20. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






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






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






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






26. First black secretary of state






27. First published black poet






28. 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?






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






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






31. Queen Of Soul






32. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






36. First black RNC chairman






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






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






39. Father Of Gospel Music






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






45. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






47. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






49. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






50. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?







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