Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. The king of pop
  2. 6. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
  3. 9. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  4. 11. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  5. 12. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
Down
  1. 1. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, Alabama
  2. 3. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  3. 4. Co-founder of the NAACP
  4. 5. First African American in baseball
  5. 7. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  6. 8. The greatest boxer of all time
  7. 10. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man