black
Across
- 3. The continent from which millions of people were taken during the slave trade
- 6. A leader of the Civil Rights Movement who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech
- 7. The first Black woman astronaut
- 9. The first name of the woman who refused to give up her bus seat
- 10. The last name of the man who started Negro History Week
- 12. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement known for his powerful speeches
Down
- 1. The first word of the law that ended segregation in 1964
- 2. The U.S. president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation
- 4. The month when Black History Month is celebrated in the U.S. and Canada
- 5. A famous writer of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
- 8. A woman who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad
- 11. The first Black president of the United States