Black History Month Assignment

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Across
  1. 1. Won many titles with Shaq and the Lakers known for the mentality he had
  2. 7. Taught himself to read and write after escaping slavery
  3. 8. First African American woman to have her very own television production company
  4. 9. One of the hardest-hitting boxer of all time
  5. 10. 44th President of the United States and the very first African American president
  6. 12. Greatest Chicago Bulls basketball player ever, some may even say he is the greatest of all time
  7. 14. Gave a famous speech where he said "I had a dream"
  8. 15. World War 2 veteran and Civil Rights leader, NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi
  9. 16. Member of the Jackson 5 and is also known as the King of Pop
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  1. 2. Helped 300 enslaved people escape along the Underground Railroads
  2. 3. First African American woman elected to serve in CongWashington968
  3. 4. Walked 500 miles for schooling before becoming the first teacher and principal at the Tuskegee Institute
  4. 5. Known for being the "Mother of the Freedom Movement" didn't give up her seat on the bus
  5. 6. Was the first African American baseball player in the U.S. Major Leagues
  6. 11. The greatest boxer of all time
  7. 13. Got a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2010