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A precursor to Black History Month, this historian, known as the "Father of Black History", proclaimed the second week of February as "Negro History Week".
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
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Best known for his role as T'Challa, this actor's big screen debut came when he portrayed Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player, in the movie "42".
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
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Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
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This man was really into nuts, however he was by far not crazy, in fact he was a genius...
Who is George Washington Carver
100
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
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Founded in 1865, this college was the first HBCU not only in North Carolina, but in the South.
What is Shaw University?
200
Played by Taraji P. Henson in the movie "Hidden Figures", this NASA mathematician's calculations were critical in the first U.S. space flight.
Who is Kathryn Johnson?
200
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
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This man is credited with blood storage techniques to better blood banks, however, no amount of blood could have saved his life.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
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Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till?
300
An entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist, she is recorded as the first self-made female millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
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This critically acclaimed television mini series is based on the Alex Haley novel that looks at his family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
What is Roots?
300
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
300
John Lee Love loved to be simple and to the point and thus he created this object.
What is the pencil sharpener?
300
Who's the most decorated gymnast of all time?
Who is Simone Biles?
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In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
What is 1619?
400
"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us" is a famous quote from what iconic human rights activist and also the name of his biopic movie?
Who is Malcolm X?
400
Who was elected President of the United States in the year 2008?
Who is Barrack Obama?
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My goodness when it is cold outside--I may be compelled to say this mans last name, but i know that I definitely don't want to go outside and use what he invented, the lawn mower.
Who is J.A. Burr
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Who was an American preacher who dedicated her life to fighting for for civil and human rights?
What is Sojourner Truth?
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Invited by President Theodore Roosevelt, who was the first African American to dine at the White House?
What is Booker T. Washington?
500
The movie "Selma" is based on the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. along with his followers to establish black voting rights. In 1965, their efforts culminated in President Lyndon B. Johnson signing this.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
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Which amendment of the constitution protects the rights of African Americans?
What is the 13th amendment?
500
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
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Who was considered the formative figure in the modern fight for civil rights in relation to the NAACP?
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King?