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In 1920, I organized the first black baseball league, the Negro National League. Who am I?
Who is Andrew "Rube" Foster Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879 – 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and pioneer executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster, considered by historians to have been perhaps the best African-American pitcher of the first decade of the 1900s, also founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. Most notably, he organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African-American ballplayers, which operated from 1920 to 1931. He is known as the "father of Black Baseball."
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He helped set up the American Red Cross blood bank and to establish the first blood bank in England.
Who is Charles Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American physician, surgeon, and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of lives of the Allied forces. The research and development aspect of his blood storage work is disputed. As the most prominent African-American in the field, Drew protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation, an action which cost him his job.
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Name the only historically Black Catholic University
What is Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), located in the Gert Town section of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education in the United States.
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Who was the first African American Astronaut?
Who is Dr. Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford, Jr. (born November 22, 1942), is an engineer, NASA astronaut, and the first African American in space. Before becoming an astronaut, Bluford was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992.
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Which event happened first: the March on Washington or the March on Selma to Montgomery?
What is March on Washington
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Who is the team president of the WNBA's Washington Mystics?
Who is Shelia Johnson Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first African American female billionaire.
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He was a zoologist, biologist, and research scientist in the field of physical chemistry and known as the Black Apollo of Science
Who is Ernest Everett Just Ernest Everett Just (1883 - 1941) was a pioneering African-American biologist, academic and science writer. Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms.
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Which World War II era president abolished segregation in the military?
Who is President Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. As the final running mate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, Truman succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after months of declining health.
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In what year was the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. first celebrated as a National holiday?
What is 1986 At the White House Rose Garden on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, creating a federal holiday to honor King. It was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986.
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What U.S. State Selma located?
What is Alabama
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I'm the first scoring guard to play in the NBA. Who am I?
Who is Nathaniel Sweetwater Clifton Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (1922 - 1990) was an American multi-sport athlete best known as one of the first African Americans to play in the National Basketball Association.
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I was the first African-American Arctic explorer.
Who is Matthew Alexander Henson Matthew Alexander Henson (1866 - 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.
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Both Martin Luther King and Macolm X were shot and killed at the same age. How old when they died?
What is 39
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Who was Harvard's first African American Phd. graduate?
Who was W.E.B. DuBois William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois (pronounced /duːˈbɔɪz/ doo-boyz; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community. After graduating from Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.
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What year did the March from Selma to shutdown?
What is 1968
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Which African American boxer was nicknamed the "Galveston Giant?"
Who is Jack Johnson John Arthur "Jack" Johnson (1878 - 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion.
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He is known for developing synthetic steroids for use in the treatment of arthritis
Who is Percy Lavon Julian Percy Lavon Julian (1899 - 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
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Since 1968, the Lillian Smith Award is presented annually to which profession?
What is Author Jointly presented by the Southern Regional Council and the University of Georgia Libraries, the Lillian Smith Book Awards honor those authors who, through their outstanding writing about the American South, carry on Smith's legacy of elucidating the condition of racial and social inequity and proposing a vision of justice and human understanding.
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He was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Ralph Bunche Ralph Johnson Bunche August 7, 1903/1904 (disputed) – December 9, 1971 was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel.
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What was the reason for the March?
What are Voting Rights
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I'm the first African American model to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions. Who am I?
Who is Tyra Banks Tyra Lynne Banks is an American television personality, former talk show host, producer, author, actress, and former model.
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I am an American biologist specializing in human genetics and tracing our ancestry to Africa via DNA testing.
Who is Rick Antonius Kittles Rick Antonius Kittles is an American biologist specializing in human genetics. He is of African-American ancestry, and achieved renown in the 1990s for his pioneering work in tracing the ancestry of African Americans via DNA testing.
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Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?"
Who is Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American author, poet, dancer, actress, and singer. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
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I'm an African American physician who performed the Nation's first successful open heart surgery.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams 1856 - 1931 was an African-American general surgeon and performed the second successful pericardium surgery to repair a wound. He also founded Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.
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Which President was in office during the march?
Who is President Lyndon Johnson