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Civil Rights
Famous Firsts
Famous AAs
Quotes
AA in Gov't
100
Who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
100
Take 100 free points each team
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100
"What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?"
Who is Langston Hughes
100
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is Barack Obama
200
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is the NAACP
200
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
200
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
200
First black supreme court justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
300
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
What is 1 year
300
First African-American First Lady of the United States
Who is Michael Obama
300
First black star of a network TV show
Who is Bill Cosby
300
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
What is Muhammad Ali
300
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson
400
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
400
What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?
Who is Whitney Houston
400
This singer holds the title of Most Top 10 Singles from an album for Thriller (1982) and the Most Number One Singles from an Album for Bad (1987)
Who is Michael Jackson
400
"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois
400
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott vs. Sanford
500
What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?
What is the Underground Railroad
500
Unscramble this word Tyrhios
What is History
500
First black female to host a TV show
Who is Oprah Winfrey
500
Your team is the only one allowed to answer the next question. The other team must forfeit this round
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500
Game time- 3 rounds of 7 up
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