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| Who was the first Black Admiral in the U.S. Navy? | Samuel L. Gravely |
| Patricia Louise Holt is better known as what famous singer? | Patti LaBelle |
| Name the Black athlete who won the Olympic decathlon in 1960. | Rafer Johnson |
| Who was the first African American director nominated for an Academy Award? | John Singleton |
| Name the former Chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission who was later named to the Supreme Court. | Clarence Thomas |
| Willie O'Rhee was the first Black player in the National Hockey League. On what team did he play? | The Boston Bruins |
| Who received a 42-minute ovation when she debuted with the Metropolitan Opera company? | Leontyne Price |
| Who was the first African American female elected to the U.S. Senate? | Carol Mosley-Braun |
| Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., receive his Ph.D.? | Boston University |
| In what year did segregation end in the U.S. armed services? | 1948 |
| Who was elected in 1944 as the first Congressperson to represent Harlem? | Adam Clayon Powell |
| What famous Black photographer also directed the movie Shaft? | Gordon Parks |
| Who was known as the “Brown Bomber?” | Joe Louis |
| Who was the first Black to sing a leading role with the New York Metropolitan Opera? | Marian Anderson |
| In what year did the Million Man March take place in Washington, D.C.? | 1995 |
| Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1992? | Derek Walcott |
| What writer changed his name from Leroi Jones? | Amiri Baraka |
| What is the name of the female comic who was known as "Moms?" | Jackie Mabley |
| In what year did the movie Roots first appear on television? | 1977 |
| Who was the first officer of the NAACP? | WEB DuBois |
