Today’s Information On African American History: November 11, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., E. Franklin Frazier, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: A. Phillip Randolph, Cortisone, Piano, Moses Fleetwood Walker, “From Slavery to Freedom,” and “On Stage.”

Questions for today:

1. At which church did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. begin his ministerial career?

2. Name one of the two African American scientists who worked on developing the first atomic bomb.

3. Who was the singer known for saying “They call me the Fat Man because I weight 200 pounds”?

4. What team was known as “The Savoy Big Five”?

5. What is the name of the book written by E. Franklin Frazier on the African American middle class? And

6. What is the name of the African American officer in “Beetle Bailey”?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: Lynchings, Dr. Percy L. Julian, Fats Domino, the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, John Hope Franklin, and Smokey