Black History
What successful businessman was also the founder of Negro free Masonry
Prince Hall
The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by which abolitionist in 1847
Frederick Douglas
What was the term used to describe the second leg of the triangluar slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americans between 1520 and 1860
The "Middle Passage"
From where did the term "Jim Crowe" orginate
Character in popular minstrel shows of the 19th Century
W.A. Martin patented what security device
Door Lock
What Black American invented the railway telegraph
Granville T. Woods
What movement did Marcus Garvey believe to be the answer to the problems of Black Americans
Back to Africa
What war led Colin Powell to conclude that an army should not enter into combat unless it had a clear objective
Vietnam
In 1983, this minister announced his candidacy for president of the Democratic Party
Jesse Jackson
What Motown writer/ producer tro was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
Holland, Dozier, & Holland
Founded in 1837, what is the oldest Black American college
Cheney University
In 1991 what became the first black controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
BET
What African American Served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013-2017
Susan Rice
In 1959, who was the first black to receive an Emmy award
Harry Belafonte
President Richard Nixon presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 to what great musician
Duke Ellington
What all-black situation comedy television show started as a radio program in the 1920s to 1950s whose actors were all white
Amous n' Andy
In what year was Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers assonated
1963
NBA Basketball star Michael Jordan played basketball at what university
UNC (University of North Carolina)
What national organization was founded on President Lincoln's Birthday
National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What will be the longest, continuously running syndicated television program until at least 2016
Soul Train
What famed opera singer was known as "The Lady from Philadelphia"
Marian Anderson
During the 1960s, what erupted in Philadelphia, Chicago, and other major cities due to the turbulent social and political climate
Race Riots
Who was the first Black National League baseball player to hit 600 home runs
Willie Mays
He was a minister of Abyssinian Baptist Church, a congressman, and civil rights adcovate
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
in what state is Tuskgee institute located
Alabama