Quotes
Famous African Americans
Civil Rights Movement
Black Music and TV
Black Comedy
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Who said, “ I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”?
Martin Luther King?
100
Who was the first African- American President of the United States?
Barack Obama
100
Who was the women who protested by refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
Rosa Parks
100
What tv show is this?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
100
Name one of the kings of comedy?
Richard Prior
Eddie Murphy
Sedric the Entertainer
Steve Harvey
Chris Rock
200
Which African American actor is notorious for the term MotherF**ker?
Samuel Jackson
200
Who is the richest player in the NBA?
Michael Jordan
200
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement during the 1950's and 1960's?
Martin Luther King
200
What was the popular black 70s televison train centered around music and dance?
Soul Train
200
Which comedic star is responsible for the stand-up special "laugh at my pain."
Kevin Hart
300
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Maya Angelou
300
Who was the first black female millionaire in America?
Hint: She made her fortune with a line of hair care products for black women.
Madam C.J. Walker
300
What Supreme Court case decided that public schools should desegrated?
Brown v. Board of Education
300
What does BET stand for?
Black Entertainment Television
300
Name this comedian.
Kevin Hart
400
Who said, “I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger”?
Harriet Tubman
400
Who was the first African- American child to desegregate an all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
400
What does the NAACP stand for?
The National association for the Advancement of Colored People.
400
Who is the bestselling black music artist of all-time?
Michael Jackson
400
Which comedian wrote the 80s song "Party all the time"?
Eddie Murphy
500
Who said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Muhammad Ali
500
Who was the Egyptian queen responsible for shifting the empire from polytheistic to monotheistic worship?
Queen Neffertiti
500
When was North Carolina schools officially desegregated?
1972
500
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century?
Beyonce
500
What year did Richard Pryor pass?
2004