Quiz Bowl 4-7

Madam C.J. Walker was best know for what?

Kunte Kinte was one of the major characters in the book, Roots, written by whom?

Vanessa Williams was the first African American to receive the title of Miss America?

Arthur Ashe is the only Black American male to gain recognition for his accomplishments in what sports?

What basketball star is known as the Mailman?

After a trip to Mecca in 1964, this Muslim leader changed his name to El-Hajj Malik- El-Shabazz. Who was he?

Lyndon B JOhnson appointed which African American attorney to the US Supreme Court?

Doug Williams became the first African American quarterback to play in the Superbowl.

L. Douglas Wilder, was elected the first African American governor of which state?

Who was the highest ranking Afrcian American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

He is best known as Father of the Blues. Who is he?

This college football coach from Grambling, Louisiana was the third winningest coach to ever coach the sport. Name him.

In April 3, 1964, who did Time Magazine name as the first African American "Man of the Year"

Harlem is a neighborhood in which of the following places?

Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale were the founders of which organization?

The New York theater known for showcasing Black talent is known by what name?

How old was Martin Luther King when he was assassinated?

The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the 1863. Who was the president of the US at this time?

George Washington Carver is known as the Father of Black History

In 1909 W.E.B. DuBois co-founded what national organization?