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Cotnpiled By LUa Ely
1. TM FatMr of Blaclt HiBtory
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2. TM first mo,jor �tJIUe lxwball
�r.
3. 'I'Iu! only Bla.ck &nator in the
Contn of the UniUd States.
4. FGm0U8 Black Cauthor who wrote
Nobody Know, My Name, The Fire
Next 7tme and many other books. •
5. World FtJI7lOU8 civil rights leader
and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
in 1964.
6. _The only Black member of the
United States Supreme court.
7., Famous Black ltistorian who
wrote Before the Mayflower, The
Challerwe of Blacluaeu and many
other boo and �les on Black
hUtory.
8. � f� of the fint Black
c1wrch in tM U. S., the African
fthodUt EpUcopol C1wrch.
9. Fountl6 0{ 1M &ck to A{ma
Movement in the 1920', and orne­
timet called the father of Black
Nationaliam.
10. Black c� woman who
made the keynote addreaa at the
Democratic National ConVention in
N� YOM in 1976.
11. The first BlacIt woman to be.
ted to the U.S. Congreu who also
ron for Pre ident of the u.�. in
1972.
12. L· t five members of the Con­
ve iol Black Caucus
13. Famous lack orator WMeS­
coped from lavery in Maryland
and became a world famous abo­
litionist.
14. White congre man who fought
valiantly for the abolition of ,lavery
in the 1800', and for whom the
chool in Washm,ton, D. C. the Amy
Carter attended WG8 nhmed. .
15. First Black, man to become
Mayor of a major city.
16. Name three other Black men
who are now mayors of American
cities.
17. White school teacher who
opened her school to yount Black
girls in Connecticut in the early
.1800', only to have it de troy«! 60 t wh� fiery rpeeche on the
18. First �on to trw Ilia country injustices that Black Americans are
of EU1'Op«J1I colonial rule. ubjected to led him to international
19. COl'1lptMer of the ftllnOUt St. LoW. fame and on autobiography named
Bluet and other famous SO� who after him.
ia calkd the Father of the Blue . 35. The Black doctor who was a
20. World famous tiumpet player pioneer in the development of blood
who was Imown as Satchmo. pkasn&a and blood banks.
21. FtJII'IOU8 comedian and author 36.President of the African country
of the book Niuer who now devotes of Kenya who spent years in prison
his life to filhtiniJ for the ",hts of because of his continuing fight to
Black people and his nationally free his country from colonial rule.
known diet plan.. '37.Free Black man during the time
22. The tint -man to die in the of lavery who succeeded in becom­
American &� Wtu:'. inf a wealthy sailmaker and fought
23. Black cholor, �her, Ilia- continously for the n,hts and free -
toriGnandoneofthefoundersofthe 'dom of Black Americans.
NAACPwhoiJelievedthattheheads 38� The {irst Black Brigade
CJ3 weU as Iu:uula of Bleek people General in tM U.S. Army.
houltl be trained. 39. The fint Black American to
24. Fonner,lGwwhofouruUtt7lu- receive the Nobel Peace Prize
1tft6e l,..tit&Ite in TusJt�gee, Ala- (1950).
boma. 40. The fint Black American to
25. WorldfamoUllo �.u.,erwho serve in a Pre idents cabinet.
lUI6 at the March On WaalWllton 41. The first Black American to
and at the funeral of Dr. Martin receive � Academy award for best
Luther Ku.,. (JCtQr of the year.
26. Famous Black sillier who was 42. A very talented Black 'man who
Mown 08 the Emprea of the played the. role of OtheUo in the
Blues. Shakespearean drama, who was
27. The first Black woman in also a lawyer, sitJ8er and AI/-
America to become a famous poet. American athelete.
28. The Black congressman from 43. Famous Black footbaU play r
Georgia who was appointed the known as the "Juice ".
United State Ambas odor to the 44. Pittsburg Steeler who was
United Nations. named NFL Man of the Year in
29. The only Black woman who was 1976.
appointed to President Carter's 45. The Black man who made sugar
Cabinet and former director of inexpensive to all when he revolu-
HUn. lionized the industry by inventing c
30. The first doctor to succes fully . ugar evaporating pan.
pnform open h«ut surgery. 46. Black man who founded Chi-
31.$ltwewomanwhoissaidtohave COlo as a trading post in 1772.
led over 300 ,liwes to freedom ,47. Name two great Jazz musi-
"J._ . ..J. the Ur�-·-� Railroad. .
.,,, uus,. 'IUC# 8'..,...,.... CUJ1l.8 •
32. The Blaclt man who helped dis- 48. Famous young musician who
cover the North Pole: was bom bunti.
33. The B,lacIt lady who refused to 49. Early ragtime piano plyer who
,we up Mr seat to a white man on a many years ago composed the music
bus in Montgomery, Alabama, thus that was the score for the movie
becominl the originator of the Civil The Sting. '
RWhta Movement of the 1960&. 50. Famous boxing champion who
34. The Black Muslim Leader of the was called the Brown Bomber.
51. Tne brothers who wrote the
words and music for the Negro
National Anthem.
52. Name the executive director of
the National Urban League.
53. Name the publisher of Ebony,
Jet. Ebony Jr.. Ebony Man ma­
gazine ..
54. The former lave who helped
de ign the city of Washington, D.C.
a�d made the first clock in Ame­
nca.
55. The founder of the. Black ma-
ons.
56. Founders of the Freedom Jour­
nal. the natio first Black neu. -
paper.
57. The first Black u oman to be­
come a world famous tennis . tar at
Wimbeldon and at golf.
58. The first mayor of Wa. hing­
ton, D.C.
59. World famous tennis . tar who
won the first U.S . open Champion-
ship. .
60. Founder of the North Caroline
Mutual Life I� urancc Co., the
olde t Black insurance co npany in
the U.S.
61. Founder of Bethune-Cookman
College in Florida and the National
Council of Negro Women.
62. The first famous Black boxing
champion who is said to have faked
his defeat to hi: u hilt, opponent.
63. The first Black u oman to be-
come a millionaire ru a success ful
manufacturer of hair products and
cosmetics for Black women.
64. Former lave who became one of
the most traveling ; peahen for the
Abolitionu ts t Movement. She wa.
spoke in front of a group of white
women who accused her of being a
man.
65. The man who wru once the mo. t
powerful Black man in Congre ..
and was' also the pastor of the
large. t Prote tant Church in Ame -
rica, the Aby sinia Baptu t Church
in Harlem.
66. Her father filed the uit again: t
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