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What is GOLF?
Lee Elder played this professional sport.
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What is MOTWON RECORDS?
This record company was nicknamed "Hitsville USA."
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Who is WALTER PAYTON?
This running back surpassed Jim Brown's rushing record of 12,312 yards.
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What is BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL?
This slogan called for the recognition of the cultural achievements of Black Americans.
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What is GEORGIA?
This Southern state was the last to abolish the slave trade.
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Who is BENJAMIN ARTHUR QUARLES?
This prolific writer published twenty-three articles, hundred of shorter pieces, and ten books, including The Negro in the American Revolution in 1961 and Mooring Against Tide & Patterns in 2008.
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What is FLY ME TO THE MOON?
This recording, played by Count Basie and sung by Frank Sinatra, was played on the moon by U.S. astronauts on July 20, 1969.
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Who is EDDIE MURPHY?
This Saturday Night Live alumnus co-starred with Dan Akroyd in the hit motion picture Trading Places.
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What is YOU SEND ME?
Sam Cooke made this song into a hit record.
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What is FOOTBALL?
American singer, actor, and Civil Rights activist Paul Robeson played this sport in college.
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What is THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL SLAVES COUNTED FOR REPRESENTATION?
This provision written in 1787 was included in the U.S. Constitution.
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Who is FATHER DIVINE?
this religious leader set up "Peace Missions" throughout the country.
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Who is WENDELL BELFIELD?
This scientist experimented with injections of Vitamin C in cats and dogs in order to find a cure for epilepsy.
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What is ONE O'CLOCK JUMP?
This song has become Count Basie's theme song and was later recorded by many different music groups.
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What is the 1992 U.S.OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM?
This sports team is referred to by many as the "Dream Team."
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Who is ALEX HALEY'S PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER?
Halle Berry portrayed this real-life person in the TV miniseries Queen.
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What is $40,000?
Slave owners promised this reward amount for the capture of Harriet Tubman.
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Who is NELSON G. MERRY?
This slave freed in 1845 became the first ordained African American minister in Nashville, Tennessee.
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What is HELLO DOLLY?
This song recorded by Louis Armstrong became the nation's number one record in 1964.
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What is VIRGINIA?
this state's government passed a law that formally recognized slavery as an institution in 1661.
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What is COLUMBIA RECORDS?
This record company helped bring Mahalia Jackson's gospel music to a large audience.
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What is DEACON?
Jester Hairston played this role on the TV sitcom Amen.
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Who is BIDDY BRIDGET MASON?
This slave-born nurse was the first female to own property in Los Angeles.
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What is EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART?
This song was the first hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips.
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Who is PRINCE HALL?
This successful businessman was also the founder of Negro Free Masonry.
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