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Black History Month History
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Richard Nathaniel Wright
What is my name?
100
Known as the City of Lights, Richard Wright moved here in 1946
What is Paris?
100
20
What is the number of books me and James Baldwin wrote?
100
One of my best novels and also my autobiography
What is "Black Boy"?
100
Negro History Week started in this year.
What is 1926?
200
Natchez, Mississippi
What is my hometown?
200
I became increasingly involved with this political party, largely centered in Russia and Cuba
What is the Communist Party?
200
James Baldwin and William Shakespeare shared these styles of writing.
What are poetry and playwriting?
200
First short story I published.
What is "The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre"?
200
This man started this annual tradition.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
300
Left my family when I was 5
Who is my father?
300
I suffered from this ailment after traveling to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
What is amoebic dysentery?
300
My writing style in which the stories are true.
What is nonfiction?
300
Released in 1940, it was the first bestseller by an African American
What is "Native Son"?
300
This President recognized the holiday and converted it into a whole month of honoring.
Who is Gerald Ford?
400
Happened to my mother before I was in middle school.
What is paralysis?
400
Explored in these three continents in my older age.
What is Asia, Africa, and Europe?
400
James Baldwin uses this to give readers mental imagery.
What is descriptive language?
400
Written in 1953, this novel showed my Communist side
What is The Outsider?
400
These three countries celebrate this month annually.
What is the United States, Canada, and England?
500
Took my family in after my time in an orphanage
Who are my grandparents?
500
She was my second wife and the only one to bear kids.
Who is Ellen Poplar?
500
My counterpart's name
Who is James Baldwin?
500
This short story collection launched my writing career and was published in 1938.
What is "Uncle Tom's Children"?
500
Which month is Black History Month?
What is October?