Black History Month Activity

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Across
  1. 6. portrayed african american struggles through her films and poems.
  2. 7. Politician and diplomat who was the 65th US secretary.
  3. 8. an enslaved man who was unseccusfully sued for his freedom.
  4. 12. first african american author to publish a book of poems.
  5. 13. an enslaved woman who helped free 70 other slaves.
  6. 14. memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist known for her unique writing style.
  7. 15. airforce general commander in WW2
  8. 16. An american poet and playwrite from missouri who was known for his childrens books.
  9. 17. Scientoligist, civil rights activist, and historian who was one of the foremos black intellectuals of his era.
  10. 18. a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, and founder of the UNIA.
  11. 20. 44th president of the US and the first black president of the US.
Down
  1. 1. polititian and diplomat and secretary of the state, current director of the hoover institution at stanford.
  2. 2. An American born French dancer who adopted 12 children.
  3. 3. An american muslim minister who was vocal about muslim black empowerment.
  4. 4. an American blues singer/songwriter and guitarist.B.B. King-an american blues singer/ song writer and guitarist.
  5. 5. educator and author and founded tuskegee university
  6. 9. -A civil rights activist who was famous for his “I have a dream” speech, and was assasinated in 1968.
  7. 10. agricultural scientist who created 300 uses for peanuts.
  8. 11. a civil rights activist known for the bus boycott.
  9. 19. Led an anti-lynching crusade.