black historical crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. First African American child to integrate an all-white school in the South
- 4. Abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad
- 6. Young activist who refused to give up her bus seat months before Rosa Parks
- 7. Influential writer and civil rights activist known for works like "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
- 10. First African American woman to earn a pilot's license
- 13. Historian known as the "Father of Black History" and founder of Black History Month
- 15. Key figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for his jazz poetry
- 17. First African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress
- 18. Former enslaved person who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War
- 19. Legendary boxer known for his "float like a butterfly" quote
- 20. First African American woman in space
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- 1. Civil rights leader known for his "I Have a Dream" speech
- 2. Former enslaved person who became a leading abolitionist and orator
- 5. First African American to play in Major League Baseball
- 8. Agricultural scientist known for his work with peanuts and crop rotation
- 9. Influential civil rights leader known for his advocacy of Black nationalism
- 11. Key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and advocate for civil rights and LGBTQ+ rights
- 12. Renowned photographer and filmmaker known for his work documenting the Civil Rights Movement
- 14. Poet and author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
- 16. "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" who refused to give up her bus seat