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Black History Trivia
for Saturday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where was the first formal protest against slavery? | Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1688 |
| What state was there a failed effort to overthrow slavery? | Denmark Vesey organized 6000 slaves in SC in a failed effort to overthrow slavery |
| Number of slaves Harriet Tubman rescued between 1840-1861 | through the underground railroad she rescued more than 300 slaves |
| Who abolished segregation in the military? | President Harry S. Truman |
| Purpose of the "Million Man Mark" on Washington? | called on black men to declare responsibility for their family and communities. |
| What does Kwanzaa mean? | First Fruit in Swahilli |
| Who formed the organization of Afro-Americans Unity? | Malcolm X |
| Tiger Wood's real first name? | Eldrick |
| Name of first African American who served on the Supreme court? | Thurgood Marshall |
| Name of the slave who sued for his freedom and lost in a major Supreme Court case before the Civil War? | Dred Scott |