Shoeless Trivia: Episode 20 (Civil Rights Leaders)

The topic seems timely. And not just because it’s promised to be a category at Geeks Who Drink trivia tonight.

1. Within the the I-285 perimeter of of Atlanta, I-20 is named for what Baptist minister who was a close friend and confidant of Martin Luther Kind Jr. and who assumed the presidency of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after King’s death?
2. What is the title of the trilogy of graphics novels co-written by John Lewis describing his life and experiences during the civil rights movement?
3. Denzel Whitaker played Committee of Racial Equality co-founder James Farmer Jr. as a 14 year old undergrad in what 2007 historical drama? He was neither the only Denzel nor the only Whitaker in the cast.
4. What is the civil rights organization founded in 1905 by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter named for the “mighty current” of change its members sought to effect? Its first meeting was held in Fort Erie, Ontario.
5. What singer and civil rights activist, born Eunice Waymon, is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018? Her recording of “Sinner Man” is often featured in TV and movie soundtracks.

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1. Ralph Abernathy
2. March
3. The Great Debaters
4. Niagara Movement
5. Nina Simone