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