Clements Middle School Black History Bowl Facts and Trivia – Flashcards
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On January 3, 1964, who did Time magazine name as the first African American "Man of the Year"?
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Martin Luther King. Jr.
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What was the name of the first newspaper published by John B. Russwurm in 1827, written by and for African Americans?
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Freedom's Journal
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What magazine is called "The Magazine of Today's Black Woman"?
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Essence
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What was Malcolm X's birth name?
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Malcolm Little
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What famous African American is a reporter on the CBS television program "60 Minutes"?
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Ed Bradley
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Shirley Ann Jackson, the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT, mastered what subject?
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Physics
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What organization helps fund over 40 African American colleges?
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U.N.C.F.
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Who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry?
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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Who was the first African American to win the "Mr. America" title?
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Chris Dickerson
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Who was the first African American lawyer to be admitted to the bar?
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Macon B. Allen
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Who is Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
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Black newspaperwoman
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What famous boxer was born with the name Cassius Clay?
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Muhammad Ali
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What African American artist, art historian, and writer was best known for his collages?
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Romare Bearden
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(True or False) Booker T. Washington was never a slave.
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False
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Who helped form the American Moral Reform Society, which helped blacks acquire farm land and aided runaway slaves in their escape to Canada?
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William S. Whipper
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What is the name of the monthly publication that is published by the NAACP?
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The Crisis
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What was the name of the first magazine published by John H. Johnson?
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Negro Digest
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Who was the first American-born black man to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest?
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Father Tolton
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Levi Coffin's mid westem operation, which helped slaves to escape, became known as the Underground Railroad's:
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Grand Central Station
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In the early 1920s a new movement arose called the Harlem Renaissance. This movement was recognized for:
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Literary and artistic achievement
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"Black Nationalism" was revived in the movement of:
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Marcus Garvey
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What is the name of the nation's first Black college?
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Cheyney University
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Kwanzaa is observed from:
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December 26 to January 1
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Who was the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church?
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Richard Allen
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What is the name of the first Black Greek fraternity?
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Alpha Phi Alpha
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in what year?
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1863
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What was Sojourner Truth's name when she was a slave?
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Isabella Baumfree
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In what city is the Crispus Attucks Monument located?
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Boston
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What was the significance of Daisy Bates and the "Little Rock Nine"?
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Fought for school desegregation
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James Fanner advocated civil rights through what organization?
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Congress of Racial Equality
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John Lewis participated in the civil rights movement through what organization?
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Whitney Young advocated civil rights reform through what organization?
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National Urban League
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Cassius M. Clay was born on October 14, 1810, and is best remembered for being what?
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Emancipationist
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Who was the first African American chosen as "Miss America"?
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Vanessa Williams
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What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous African American entertainers began their careers?
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Cotton Club
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Who was the first African American to receive a degree from Harvard?
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Richard Greener
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Who was both president of the United Negro College Fund and chief executive officer of the National Urban League?
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Vernon Jordan, Jr.
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Who was the first African American female judge in the United States?
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Jane Matilda Bolin
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What was the name of the first African American radio network?
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National Negro Network
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What do many historians call the period immediately following the Civil War?
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Reconstruction Era
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Who was the first African American female lawyer to practice before the Supreme Court?
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Violette M. Anderson
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Who said, "Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst."?
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James Weldon Johnson
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Who was the first African American to win a medal in the Winter Olympics?
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Debi Thomas
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Who published the first African American women's newspaper in the U.S.?
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Josephine Ruffin
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What African American cartoonist became famous for the cartoon "Cuties"?
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E. Simms Campbell
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Who represented a bill to Congress in 1968 that would enable African Americans to control education, business, and social services within their communities.
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Roy Innis
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Who was the interpreter for the Seminole Indians who requested a guarantee that his people would not be returned to slavery upon leaving the Indian sanctuary?
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Abraham
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Dorothy Height was the president of what organization?
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National Council of Negro Women
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What African American designed homes for celebrities such as Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra?
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Paul Williams
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Who became the first African American member of the fraternal society called the Masons?
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Prince Hall
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What African is known as "Father of the Blues"?
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W.C. Handy
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Who served on the board of directors of the NAACP for 36 years?
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Carl J. Murphy
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Who was the first African American to attend the U.S. Naval Academy?
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Henry Conyers
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Who was the first African American woman doctor?
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler
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Who was the first African American Catholic archbishop?
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Eugene A. Marino
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Who was the famous African American newspaper writer in early 1900s?
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Who was the first African American cowboy admitted to the National Rodeo Hall of Fame?
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Bill Pickett
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What black woman founded the National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls?
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Nannie Helen Burroughs
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What famous singer hosts the annual Parade of Stars in order to raise money for the United Negro College Fund?
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Lou Rawls
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What black physician was referred to as "the principal historian of the Negro in medicine" in 1970?
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W. Montague Cobb
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Who started the Gold Medal Awards, later named for him, which recognized the highest or noblest achievement by an African American?
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Joel E. Spingarn
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Who was known at the "Dean of the Negro Newspapermen"?
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T. Thomas Fortune
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What national organization was founded on President Lincoln's birthday?
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NAACP
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Who was the founder of the National Negro Business League?
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Booker T. Washington
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Who became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1972?
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Robert N.C. Nix, Jr.
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In what year did the "Greensboro Four" stage their first sit-in?
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1960
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Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars?
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James Earl Jones
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What is the name of the first African American woman to give the keynote address at a national political convention?
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Barbara Jordan
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Who won the French Legion of Honor award for her work in entertaining the World War II allies?
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Josephine Baker
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Who was the first black president of the school board in Atlanta?
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Benjamin Elijah Mays
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What African American artist created the Peanut Man character for Planters' Peanuts?
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Elmer Stoner
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Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the 20th Century Club of Boston?
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Charlotte Hawkins Brown
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In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for president of the United States?
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Shirley Chisholm
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Who was the only accredited African American war correspondent in World War I?
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Ralph Waldo Tyler
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In what year did Joe Louis enter the Boxing Hall of Fame?
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1954
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Who is regarded as the first important African American painter?
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Horace Pippin
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Who was the most well-known African American movie producer in the 1920s?
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Oscar Micheaux
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Who was known as the "Black Daniel Webster"?
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Samuel Ward
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Who was the first African American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby?
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Oliver Lewis
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Who advised presidents Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt?
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Booker T. Washington
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Who was responsible for stating Black History Week?
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Carter G. Woodson
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Who organized the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
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James Farmer
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Who organized the National Skills Bank in order to improve job opportunities for African Americans?
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Whitney Young, Jr.
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Who was the first African American to win an elective office?
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John Mercer Langston
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Who won a Grammy Award in 1992 for "Unforgettable," a musical tribute to her late father?
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Natalie Cole
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What famous Olympic champion was standing at Senator Robert Kennedy's side when Kennedy was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan?
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Rafer Johnson
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In 1897, an organization called the American Negro Academy started under whose leadership?
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Alexander Crummell
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Who visited the White House frequently during the Civil War, trying to convince Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves?
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Daniel Alexander Payne
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Martin Luther King, Jr., adopted the strategy of nonviolence from what world figure?
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Mohandas Gandhi
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Who was the first African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy and to later become an adviser to the U.S. Government?
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Henry Flipper
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James Forman wrote what document that demanded $500 million to be collected from white churches and synagogues for payment of injustices suffered by African Americans?
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The Black Manifesto
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Who became the first African American to hold the rank of major during the Civil War?
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Martin Delany
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What actor appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird and Heavens Above?
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Brock Peters
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Who received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator?
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Bessie Coleman
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Oliver Cromwell was a well-known freedom fighter in what war?
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American Revolution
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In 1866, Fisk University was founded in what city?
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Nashville
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What sorority was founded in 1913 at Howard University?
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Delta Sigma Theta
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In what year was Martin Luther King, Jr., born?
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1929
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Who was the first African American to appear on the cover of Life magazine?
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Billy Eckstine
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Roscoe Robinson, Jr., served as a general in what branch of the military?
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Army
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During Paul Robeson's appearance in Emperor Jones, he was asked to whistle but did what instead?
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Sang
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Who lost her teaching job due to a lawsuit she filed against a railroad for forcing her to give up her seat in a car marked "Whites 0nly"?
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Who became the first woman bishop in the Episcopal Church?
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Barbara Clementine Harris
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Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nikki Giovanni, Countee Cullen, and Langston Hughes became famous as:
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Poets
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President Jimmy Carter honored the 761st Tank Battalion, an all-black unit, for fighting in what war?
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World War II
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Who was recognized as the "First Lady of Civil Rights"?
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Fannie Lou Hamer
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Who was a reporter for the New York Post and was regarded as journalism's "Father of Minorities"?
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Ted Poston
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What famous African American is a political activist and comedian?
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Dick Gregory
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In what year did Marian Anderson debut as the first African American singer at the Metropolitan Opera?
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1955
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Who was the first African American to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army?
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Charles Young
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What was the name of Gwendolyn Brook's second volume of verse that was published in 1949?
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Annie Allen
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William H. Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his participation in what war?
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Spanish-American War
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During what war did PFC William Thompson receive his Congressional Medal of Honor?
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Korean War
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Who was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
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William Carney
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Who was the second black woman to be crowned "Miss America"?
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Suzette Charles
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Who wrote From Slavery to Freedom, a comprehensive book on the history of African Americans?
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John Hope Franklin
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Ralph Bunche became the first African American to win what prestigious award?
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Nobel Peace Prize
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President Richard Nixon presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 to what great musician?
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Duke Ellington
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For what type of music was Bob Marley famous?
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Reggae
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Who owns a publishing company, a cosmetic line, and a TV showcase?
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John H. Johnson
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What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's TV production company?
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Harpo
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What educator introduced a unique approach to teaching inner-city children?
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Mana Collins
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What is Wally Amos famous for?
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Chocolate chip cookies
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In what city was the first National Negro Convention?
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Philadelphia
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From what university did James Meredith graduate?
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University of Mississippi
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What African country has the largest population?
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Nigeria
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What influential congressman became executive director of the United Negro College Fund?
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William H. Gray III
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What is the name of the memorial center of which Coretta Scott King is chairwoman and chief executive officer?
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change
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What religious organization helped to establish the Underground Railroad?
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The Quakers
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What was Bill Pickett's nickname?
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Dusty Demon
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Who invented "bulldogging," a form of steer wrestling in rodeo events?
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Bill Pickett
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Dorie Miller responded quickly during what attack, making him the first American hero of World War II?
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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What occupation do Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Campbell have in common?
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Fashion model
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Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to:
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The House of Representatives
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Dakar, Lagos, and Nairobi are major cities in:
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Africa
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Black History Month is celebrated during what month?
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February
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Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner helped plan and lead three of the most famous:
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Slave revolts
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During the 1960s, what erupted in Philadelphia, Chicago, and other major cities due to the turbulent social and political climate?
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Riots
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Bill Cosby created what cartoon character(s)?
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Fat Albert
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What ancient statue in Egypt has the head of a human and the body or a lion?
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Sphinx
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The flag representing the black struggle for freedom is comprised of what three colors?
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Red, black, and green
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August Jackson created what well-known dessert?
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Ice cream
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What was the name of the network of hiding places, which helped slaves escape to freedom?
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Underground Railroad
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The term "jumping the broom" refers to what?
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Wedding ceremony
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What award-winning Broadway play depicted a black family moving into a white neighborhood?
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A Raisin in the Sun
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n what movie did Oprah Winfrey portray a woman who helped others living in a tenement?
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The Women of Brewster Place
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What famous cowboy was involved in gun battles with bandits and Indians and earned the nickname "Deadwood Dick" for his expert marksmanship?
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Nat Love
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George Olden was the first African American to design what U.S. product?
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A Stamp
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What was Madam C. J. Walker's real name?
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Sara Breedlove Walker
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What slogan called for recognition of the cultural achievements of African Americans?
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Black Is Beautiful
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In 1960, what did four African American students do at a "Whites Only" lunch counter to protest discrimination?
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Staged a sit-in
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What was established to promote excellence in Black education?
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UNCF
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The congressional Black Caucus was organized for the primary purpose of:
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Increasing political power
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Who wrote the adventure story The Three Musketeers?
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Alexandre Dumas
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What did many associate with the term "Jim Crow"?
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Racial segregation
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What amendment to the Constitution states "Slavery shall not exist in any part of the U.S."?
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13th
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Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Toure') popularized the slogan:
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"Black Power"
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Music historians refer to what type of music as the first African American music?
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Spirituals
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CORE, SCLC, and NAACP share what common goal?
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Equal rights for African Americans
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Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
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Rosa Parks
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Who wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
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James Weldon Johnson
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What is the name of the colorful fabric worn by African royalty?
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Kente cloth
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What Harlem theater is a showcase for African American talent?
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The Apollo
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What militant group embodies the term "Black Power"?
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Black Panther Party
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What New York library houses rare collections of African American culture?
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The Schomburg Center
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Kwanzaa describes what African celebration?
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Fall harvest
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What book, written by Alice Walker, is a controversial story about a woman's struggle?
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The Color Purple
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What music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry?
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Rap
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Who made the song "Johnny B. Goode" popular?
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Chuck Berry
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Who wrote and directed Daughters of the Dust, the first feature-length film by an African American woman in a national distribution?
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Julie Dash
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"Peculiar Institution" was a term that referred to:
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Slavery
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What is meant by "de facto segregation"?
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Exists in fact, but not required by law
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What test was given to potential black voters to determine whether they understood the U.S. Constitution and could read?
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Literacy Test
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What agency administered by the Union Army helped to protect the rights of former slaves?
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Freedmen's Bureau
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What real-life person did Halle Berry portray in the TV miniseries "Queen"?
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Alex Haley's paternal grandmother
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Kunta Kinte was one of the characters in what Alex Haley book?
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Roots
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What congressional law is listed as Federal Public Law 98-144?
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
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In what motion picture did Bill "Bojangles" Robinson teach Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance?
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The Little Colonel
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Equal Employment Opportunity, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Public Facilities, Desegregation of Public Education, and Voting Rights are key provisions of what?
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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What is the stage name of female rapper Dana Owens?
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Queen Latifah
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In 1970, Joseph L. Searles became the first African American member of the:
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New York Stock Exchange
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What is the nickname of Antoine Domino?
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Fats
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Who became the first African American woman to head a federal agency?
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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The Bible called her "The Queen of Sheba." What was this African queen called by her people?
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Makeda
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Who was the first African American manager of a major league baseball team?
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Frank Robinson
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Who is the author of Before the Mayflower?
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Lerone Benett, Jr.
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Robert S. Abbott supported the great migration to northern cities through what forum?
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Chicago Defender, as editor and publisher
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Who started the anti-lynching crusade in America?
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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Who is Debbye Turner?
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Former "Miss America"
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Who is often called "The Father of the Civil Rights Movement"?
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Frederick Douglass
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What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and the Pan-African Movement?
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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How many African Americans received the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War?
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23
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In 1862, Great Britain and the United States signed a treaty to:
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Reduce slave trade in Africa
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What is the name of the California Hotel designed by Paul Williams?
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Beverly Wilshire Hotel
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Who financed and built the "Emancipation Statue" in Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Park in 1879?
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Former slaves
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What was the "Little Rock Nine"?
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Nine black students who integrated a high school
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What was the first southern city to integrate all of its public facilities?
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San Antonio, Texas
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Where did the "sit-in" movement begin?
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Woolworth's, Greensboro, North Carolina
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The Benue River in West Africa runs into what other river?
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Niger
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For what were George Washington and Sabrien Bates remembered?
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Cowboys who rode with Billy the kid
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James Bland wrote "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers," which is the theme song for what group?
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The Mummers
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Freed black men and women often put what at the end of their names?
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F.M.C. or F.W.C. (Free Men Colored/Free Women Colored)
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Who was the first African American to refuse to pay taxes because he was denied the right to vote?
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Paul Cuffe
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How many African Americans lost their lives in the Vietnam War?
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5,681
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is celebrated on:
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The third Monday in January
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Shirley Chisholm was elected to the House of Representatives to represent what state?
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New York
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What did Booker T. Washington emphasize?
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Education, work, and economic development
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What was the name of the jazz musician who stirred emotions with his saxophone?
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John Coltrane
