Black History Month Trivia

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  1. 5. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
  2. 6. Author Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Color ______?
  3. 7. Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? (last name)
  4. 9. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? (last name)
  5. 10. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
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  1. 1. Which U.S. president signed Executive Order 9981, ending official racial discrimination in the U.S. armed forces?
  2. 2. Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
  3. 3. Which distinguished gospel singer performed at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961? (first name)
  4. 4. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
  5. 8. Who was the first African American to win a singles title at Wimbledon -- Althea Gibson, or Arthur Ashe? (last name)