Black History Heroes

5. _____ refused to give up her seat in the bus.
9. _____ was the first African American to become president.
11. _____ was the first African American student to attend an all white elementary school.
13. _____ was a lawyer and the first black member of the Parliament of Canada.
15. _____ escaped from slavery and gave speeches to inspire people to stop the act of slavery.

1. risked her life as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
2. _____ refused to move to the balcony in a movie theatre. Now she is on the Canadian $10 bill.
3. _____ founded the Dawn Settlement to welcome slaves that escaped into Canada.
4. _____ led thousands of nonviolent segregated African-Americans 54 miles to the state capitol of Montgomery.
6. _____ was the first black female member of the provincial government in Canada.
7. _____ changed her name when she started to travel from place to place to speak out against slavery and for women's rights.
8. _____ is the first African and South Asian American to be vice-president of the United States of America.
10. _____ wrote and recited the inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" on January 20, 2021.
12. _____ was an acclaimed African American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer. She is the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
14. ______ was the first African American woman to serve in Congress.