Black History Bowl - Round 1

Who was the first African-American Major League Baseball player?

What year was slavery abolished?

Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, and the "King of Pop" made up this influential music group

He named his guitar Lucille and wrote the famous blues song "TheThrill Is Gone" 

He was the director of the 1971 film Shaft. He was also a author, poet, and compsoser

Known as "King of the Zulu's" this King is known for his advanced military strategies

This rapper received an athletic scholarship to play at Alabama State University.

This African-American woman was the first female self made millionaire in America

Where was Malcolm X assassinated?

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?

What Atlanta born rapper came to fame with the with the music label Freebandz?

She was the first black woman to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress In Gone With The Wind

Who was first African american NFL player inducted into the Hall of Fame

What famous African-American inventor discovered over 100 uses for the peanut?

Who was the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice?