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This African American Baseball Player broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974?
Who is Henry "Hank" Aaron
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He became the first African American to be the star of a primetime Sitcom called I Spy in 1965
Who is William "Bill" Henry Cosby, Jr.
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Who is George Washington Carver
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A gifted Contralto singer, she was the first African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Who is Marian Anderson
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Year in which it all Black History Month began
What is 1926
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The first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic game?
Who is Usain Bolt
200
in 1948, this multitalented Actor was considered for a U.S. vice presidential spot on Henry A. Wallace's Progressive Party ticket.
Who is Paul Robeson
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Invented the first Traffic Signal
Who is Garrett Augustus Morgan
200
She was the first African-American woman to earn a Grammy Award, winning five awards in the year of 1959, including an award for best jazz soloist and one for best female pop vocalist.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
200
The original name of Black History Month
What is Negro History Week
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The oldest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track-in-field
Who is Evelyn Ashford
300
Won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2004 & Starred in movies Made In America, Love Jones & Are We There Yet?
Who is Nia Talita Long
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Copatented (with Charles W. Brown) an improved toilet system for railroad cars called the Water Closet for Railroad Cars in 1874
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer
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His albums Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint have earned him accolades in the Rolling Stone's magazine "500 Greatests Albums of all time".
Who is Sean "Jay-Z" Corey Carter
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Country that Started celebrating Black History Month in 1987
What is United Kingdom
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The youngest person and the first African-American to win the Masters Tournament in 1997 and by a record breaking lead of 12 strokes.
Who is Eldrick Tiger Woods
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Fourteen of the nineteen fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million, and four took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. These movies include Wild Wild West, I Robot & Men In Black
Who is Willard "Will" Christopher Smith Jr.
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Every time a person crunches into a potato chip, he or she is enjoying the delicious taste of the world’s most famous snack
Who is George Crum
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Won a Grammy in 1982 for his hit "Sexual Healing" and was killed by his father shortly after that.
Who is Marvin Pentz Gaye
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Year that Negro History Week Expanded to Black History Month
What is 1976
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He had scored the most points, blocked the most shots, won the most MVP awards and played in more All-Star Games than any other player in Basketball history by the time he retired
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
500
Born in Memphis, Tennessee this actor was Nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Mighty Gents and received a Lifetime achievement Award from the American Film Institute
Who is Morgan Freeman
500
This physician, researcher and surgeon revolutionized the understanding of blood plasma, leading to the invention of blood banks.
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew
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He is the Most awarded recording artist in the history of pop music, and has been inducted in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame.
Who is Michael Joseph Jackson
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Credited for changing “Negro History Week” into “Black History Month”
Who is The Late President Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr