Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 15, 1894
When and where Bessi Smith was born ?
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Jackie Robinson
Who was was the first African-American to play major league baseball ?
100
He was an African American tradesman, abolitionist and a free black who operated a dry-cleaning business in New York City
Who was Thomas l Jennings ?
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Louis J Delsarte
Who was an African American artist known for what has sometimes been called his "illusionistic" ?
100
Toni Morrison
Who was the author of novel" The Bluest Eye" ?
200
She began to sing at a young age and in 1923
When was Bessi Smith began to sing ?
200
Four sports: football, basketball, track, and basebal
How many sports he played when he was in college ?
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In 1820
When was Jennings apply for a patent for his dry-scouring process ?
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He was surrounded by music including jazz, opera, musicals, the blues and from his knowledge of African history and culture
From what experience he has drawn much of the inspiration for his art ?
200
On 29 May 2012
When did Toni Morrison recieve the Presidential Medal of Freedom ?
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Downhearted Blues
What was Bessi Smith first song recording ?
300
He joined the all-white Montreal Royals, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1946
What team Jackie Robinson joined in 1946 ?
300
In 1831
When was Jennings became the assistant secretary for the First Annual Convention of the People of Color in Philadelphia ?
300
Certificate in Fine Arts Education
What did Louis Delsarte receive from Brooklyn College ?
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For the National Book Award
In 1975 what was her novel "Sula" nominated for ?
400
In 1912
When was Bessi Smith began performing as a dancer and a singer in the Moses Stokes minstrel show ?
400
He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored.
What award did jackie robinson won in 1949 ?
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Award for his discovery of a process called dry-scouring .
What award did Jennings receive on March 3, 1821 ?
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In 2001
When was Delsarte completed a large public mural commissioned by the city of New York ?
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In 1996
When was the National Endowment for the Humanities selected Morrison for the the U.S. federal government's highest honor for achievement in the humanities ?
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Because she was killed in an automobile accident outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi
Why was Bessie Smith died ?
500
March 17, 1946
When was Robinson made his Royals debut at Daytona Beach's City Island Ballpark ?
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Free the rest of his family from slavery and fund abolitionist causes
What was Jennings using the income from his invention for ?
500
He get the inspiration from spent time at Greenwood Forest Farms
How did Louis get the inspiration for his painting "Greenwood Lake"?