Black History Month Trivia

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  1. 4. Which poet wrote “Still I Rise” and read a poem at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration? (last name)
  2. 8. What US state was the first to elect an African American governor?
  3. 9. In what month did Martin Luther King Jr give his "I Have A Dream" speech in 1965?
  4. 10. What is the name of the first African American woman to travel into space? (last name)
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  1. 1. What is the name of the holiday created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate African American culture?
  2. 2. Which civil rights leader founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
  3. 3. Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize? (last name)
  4. 5. What influential civil rights organization was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and others in 1909?
  5. 6. Alice Walker was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer Prize for their novel " The Color ______"
  6. 7. What is the name of the first African American owned and operated newspaper, started in 1827?