Black History Bowl 2025: Business & Education

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This is an important black educator. She was born on July 10th, 1875. By the time she was 9 she could pick 250 cotton each day. Who is she?

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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What college did Marcus Garvey go to and what did he study?

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Birkbeck College and he studies law and philosophy

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What did Booker T. Washington die from on November 14th, 1915 and how old was he?

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He died of congestive heart failure at the age of 59

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Who was a controversial figure for agreeing with racial separation and created the UNIA?

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Marcus Garvey

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This was one of the wealthiest black African American women of her time. She was born December 23rd, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. Her name was Sarah Breedlove before her wealth. What is her name now?

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Madame C.J. Walker

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What job did Marcus Garvey’s father have?

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Stone mason

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This man was born on January 19th, 1918 in Arkansas City. He graduated from high school and started working at a Supreme Life Insurance Company, while attending the University of Chicago. While with Supreme, he was given the job of compiling weekly news clippings for his boss, which eventually gave him the idea for his first publication. Who is he?

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John H. Johnson

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Oprah Winfrey became the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show with the premiere of which show?

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The Oprah Winfrey Show

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Who was the first African American invited into The White House?

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Booker T. Washington

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What did Booker T. Washington make huge advancements to?

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Botany and farming technology