Black History Month

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Across
  1. 5. African American scientist who invented over 300 uses for peanuts: George ____
  2. 6. The first African American to play in Major League Baseball: Jackie ____
  3. 8. Famous African American poet known for her work during the Harlem Renaissance: Langston
  4. 10. African American author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God": Zora ____ Hurston
  5. 11. The famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a ____"
  6. 13. Landmark Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools: Brown v. Board of ____
Down
  1. 1. The first African American Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood ____
  2. 2. First African American woman to become a billionaire: ____ Winfrey
  3. 3. Civil rights activist known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement": Rosa ____
  4. 4. Underground network that helped enslaved individuals escape to freedom: ____ Railroad
  5. 7. African American holiday celebrated in February: ____ History Month
  6. 9. The first African American to serve as President of the United States: Barack ____
  7. 12. Civil rights leader and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: ____ Abernathy