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Cassius Clay
What was Muhammad Ali’s original name?
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Michelle Obama
Who was the first African American First Lady?
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Underground Railroad
What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid 1800’s?
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Bill Cosby
What African American comedian had the highest ranking sitcom for five years in a row in 1984?
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Vanessa Williams, 1984
Who was the first Miss America to be African American?
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Michael Jordan
Before he became a basketball legend, this person was cut from his high school basketball team during his sophomore year for being undersized.
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Gen. Colin Powell
Who was the first African American Joint Chiefs of Staff?
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The cotton gin
What invention by Eli Whitney greatly increased the demand for slave labor in the 1700’s?
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Whitney Huston
In 2006 what celebrated singer, songwriter and actress was named the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records?
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Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first female African American to become a billionaire?
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Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Major league baseball player?
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The Tuskegee Airmen
In 1941 what was the nick name for first all-black military aviation program?
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Kunta Kinte
What slave did Levar Burton portray in the Emmy winning television miniseries Roots?
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Sammy Davis Jr.
What African American was a member of Frank Sinatra's “Rat Pack.”?
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Lieutenant Uhura
The first interracial kiss to be seen on network television was on an episode of Star Trek in1968 between Captain Kirk and what character?
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Satchel Paige
First African-American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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Condoleezza Rice
Who was the first African American female Secretary of State?
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Emancipation Proclamation
What did President Lincoln issue in 1863 declaring all persons held as slaves are and henceforward shall be free?
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Michael Jackson
What African American singer-songwriter won 8 Grammy Awards and holds the title of most top ten singles and most number one singles from an album?
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Sidney Poitier
Who was the first male African American to win an academy award?
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Franco Harris
First African American to win Super Bowl MVP in NFL? ).
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Buffalo Soldiers
What is the nick name of the African American soldiers the Civil War Congress authorized to serve in the peace time army?"
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote the bestselling antislavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852?
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Beyonce Knowles
At the 2010 Grammy Awards what African American singer walked away from the ceremony with six awards—the most wins in a single night by a female artist in the history of the event?
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Halle Berry
Who was the first female African American to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
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