Trivia Puzzles

1.) On November 10, 1957 Charlie _______ became the first African American person to win a professional golf tournament at the Long Beach Open.

2.) Elijah P. _______, one of the White heroes of Black history, is killed by a pro-slavery mob while defending his anti-slavery newspaper in Alton, Ohio.

3.) On November 5, 1968 Shirley ________ becomes first Black woman to be elected to Congress, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NYC. 

*4.) Granville T. _____ patents the electric railway. He was one of the most prolific Black engineers and inventors in U.S. history. 

5.) On November 7, 1876 the HBCU, _______ Medical College was founded at Central Tennessee College.

6.) He is generally considered America’s first Black scientist. He constructed the first clock made in America, completed the design and layout of Washington, D.C., published a farmer’s almanac, studied astronomy and predicted solar eclipses.

7.) On November 11, 1831 Nat ______ is executed after leading a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia The minister and mystic told reporters God had called on him to lead the revolt, which left 55 Whites dead.

8.) Crystal Bird ______ became the first African American woman elected to State Legislature in the U.S., representing the 18th District of Philadelphia, PA.

9.) James Weldon __________ composed “Lift Every Voice And Sing.” The song became the “Black National Anthem.”

10.) The “Slave Revolt On The ______” occurred when 125 Black slaves overpowered the crew of the slave ship ________ and sailed it to the Bahamas where they were granted freedom and political asylum.

*4.) Is the week's bonus question.

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