Arts
Who wrote “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”?
Alex Haley
Robert Guillaume starred in what TV series?
Benson |
Frank Robinson became the first Black American manager in major league baseball for what team?
Cleveland Indians
In what state is Tuskegee Institute located? |
Alabama
He worked for the NAACP and became the first field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi. He was shot in June 1963. Who was he?
Medgar Evers
Who wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave in 1845?
Frederick Douglass
What company has a successful series of television commercials that started in 1974 and features Bill Cosby?
Jell-O
What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
Carl Lewis
In 1821, Thomas A. Jennings was one of the first Black Americans to receive a patent. What was his invention?
a dry scouring device for clothing
During the first two-thirds of the seventeenth century what two countries dominated the African slave trade?
Holland and Portugal
These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where they destroyed enemy planes. Who were they?
Tuskegee Airmen
In 1905 the first black symphony was founded. What was it called?
Philadelphia Concert Orchestra
During his boxing career, Joe Louis had many nicknames, the most famous of which was what?
Brown Bomber
Who was the first Black American woman doctor in the US Navy?
Dr. Donna P. Davis
Who started the first Black American church in Vermont?
Rodney S. Patterson
Maynard Jackson became the first Black American mayor of what city?
Atlanta
What multi-faceted entertainer and 1960s star of Broadway's Golden Boy began his career on the vaudeville stage at age three?
Sammy Davis, Jr.
In 1988, what basketball player became the first NBA player to reach 37,000 career points?
Kareem Abdul Jabar |
Who founded the National Negro Business League in 1900?
Booker T. Washington
Who ruled the “separate but equal” doctrine invalid in 1954?
US Supreme Court
In what year did Oprah Winfrey Show end its 25-year run?
2011
A celebration of the freedom of African American slaves, Kentucky Representative Reginald Meeks led the push for the creation of what holiday in Kentucky?
Juneteenth National Freedom Day
Who was the first Black American inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Emlen Tunnell
What lawsuit, the third filed by the NAACP, was filed in Federal District Court in 1940 on behalf of an African American teacher who received 15% less salary than white teachers?
Abbington v Board of Education of Louisville
Robert "Bob" Johnson