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Name the Black male singer who first starred in The Emperor Jones.
Paul Robeson
“My soul has grown deep like the rivers,” writes what poet?
Langston Hughes
Bill Kinny was the lead singer for what famous 1940s male singing group?
The Ink Spots
This woman became a millionaire after developing a system of hair and beauty products for Black women.
Madam C. J. Walker
The Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow this singer to perform in their hall in Washington, D. C
Marian Anderson
In jazz circles this singer was known as “Lady Day”.
Billie Holiday
Zora Neale Hurston gained fame as a novelist, but she was also renowned as an expert in which social science?
Anthropology
Who wrote the Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man?
James Weldon Johnson
What is Nikki Giovanni’s profession?
Poet
The autobiographical work Black Boy was written by whom?
Richard Wright
This famous Black insurrectionist killed his slave master’s family
Nat Turner
This Black explorer went with Admiral Peary to the North Pole.
Matthew Henson
This African country’s name means “Land of the Blacks”.
Sudan
This Black man published an almanac in Maryland in 1791.
Benjamin Banneker
Senator Edward Brooke was elected from what state?
Massachusetts
Who wrote The Negro in Colonial New England?
Dr. Lorenzo Greene
This man was the first Black to be elected to the U. S. House of Representatives.
Joseph Rainey
Name the first Black elected sheriff in the South after the Civil War
Lucius Amerson of Macon County, Georgia
This famous Black intellectual earned a doctorate degree from Harvard University In 1895.
W. E. B. DuBois
Dr. James Evans was appointed to supervise the desegregation of U. S. Military bases by which American President?
President Harry Truman
What famous track star’s real name is James Cleveland Owens?
Jessie Owens
While playing baseball in Chattanooga, this man was nicknamed “Satchel” because of his “satchel-sized” feet.
Satchel Paige
In 1932, White and Black baseball clubs could not play within two blocks of each other in this southern city.
Atlanta, Georgia
This baseball homerun hitter was known as the “Say Hey Kid”.
Willie Mays
Name the first Black person to qualify for the Masters Golf Tournament
Lee Elder
This woman was a three time Olympic gold winner in track and later became a well-known author and lecturer on health.
Wilma Rudolph
This boxer was nicknamed “Hammerin’ Hank”.
Henry Armstrong
This man announced his retirement as undefeated world heavyweight champion on September 27, 1950
Joe Louis
For what team did Jim Brown play?
Cleveland Browns
Ezzard Charles was famous in what sport?
Boxing