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HE IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEATURE FILM MAKER. TWO OF HIS MOST FAMOUS MOVIES ARE HOMESTEADERS & WITHIN OUR GATES. WITHIN OUR GATES IS OFTEN SEEN AS A RESPONSE TO THE RACIST MOVIE BIRTH OF A NATION.
Who is OSCAR MICHEAUX
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WHO WAS AMERICA’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN GOVERNOR & WHICH STATE DID HE GOVERN?
Who is P.B.S PINCHBACK, LOUISISANA
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HE WAS STRIPPED OF HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE & NOT ALLOWED TO BOX FOR REFUSING TO FIGHT IN THE VIETNAM WAR
Who is MUHAMMAD ALI
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THIS CHEMIST WHO WAS BORN IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS & GRADUATED NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY REVOLUTIONIZED THE PROCESSING & PRESERVING OF MEAT & PRODUCE
Who is LLOYD AUGUSTUS HALL
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HE IS THE FIRST & ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE TENNIS PLAYER TO WIN A MAJOR TOURNAMENT
Who is ARTHUR ASHE
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THE MOST WATCHED TELEVISION MINISERIES IN HISTORY. THE FINALE IS THE THIRD MOST WATCHED TELEVISION PROGRAM IN TELEVISION HISTORY WITH OVER 100 MILLION VIEWERS.
What is ROOTS
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WHAT WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE RACIST LAWS & CUSTOMS IN THE SOUTH EASTERN UNITED STATS FROM THE 1920’s – 1960’s?
What is JIM CROW
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THE FOUNDER OF THE U.N.I.A - HE IS FAMOUS FOR SAYING, “ AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS"
Who is MARCUS GARVEY
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SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A DOCTORATE DEGREE IN PHYSICS
Who is SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON
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HE IS THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MAJORITY OWNER OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM. WHO IS HE & WHICH TEAM DOES HE OWN?
Who is MICHAEL JORDAN, CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
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THE FIRST HIP HOP ALBUM TO SELL 10 MILLION COPIES & BE DIAMOND CERTIFIED BY THE RECORDING INDISTRY OF AMERICA.
What is PLEASE DON’T HURT ‘EM HAMMER
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF RACIST SET OF LAWS IN SOUTH AFRICA?
What is APARTHEID
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HE WAS IMPRISONED FOR 27 YEARS FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA’S APARTHEID
Who is NELSON MANDELLA
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BORN IN ALABAMA BUT RAISED IN CHICAGO, SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE
Who is DR. MAE JAMISON
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SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THREE MEDALS AT ONE OLYMPICS. WHO IS SHE & FOR WHICH SPORT DID SHE WIN THEM?
Who is WILMA RUDOPLH, TRACK & FIELD
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WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD? FOR WHICH CATEGORY THEY WIN IT?
Who is HATIE McDANIEL, BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
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HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BE A SUPREME JUDGE.
Who is THURGOOD MARSHALL
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HE WAS THE VALEDICTORIAN AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, AN ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER, AN NFL FOOTBALL PLAYER, A LAWYER, A WORLD FAMOUS ACTOR & SINGER…MOST IMPORTANTLY HE WAS A CRITIC OF THE RACIST & UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF AMERICA…
Who is PAUL ROBESON
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THIS DOCTOR DEVELOPED A METHOD FOR STORING BLOOD & PLASMA FOR FUTURE USE, A SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH THAT TRANSFORMED THE MEDICAL WORLD FOREVER
Who is DR. CHARLES DREW
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HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN HEAD COACH OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM IN AMERICA. HE IS ALSO THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN HEAD COACH TO LEAD HIS TEAM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP. WHO WAS THE COACH & FOR WHICH TEAM DID HE ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT?
Who is BILL RUSSELL, BOSTON CELTICS
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WHAT IS AFRICAN AMERICAN REMAKE OF THE 1939 MOVIE THE WIZARD OF OZ?
What is THE WIZ
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SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS
What is SHIRLEY CHISOLM
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HE WAS ASSASSINATED FOR HIS ATTEMPTS TO DESEGREGATE THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI…GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI IS A MOVIE ABOUT THE TRIAL OF THE MAN WHO MURDERED HIM…
Who is MEDGAR EVERS
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HE PERFORMED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HEART SURGERY IN HISTORY…
Who is DR. DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM JACKIE ROBINSON PLAYED FOR?
Who is KANSAS CITY MONARCHS