Black History Month by GIO

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Across
  1. 3. The King of Pop
  2. 4. words American professional boxer who competed from 1985-200
  3. 5. Civil War hero who later became a congressman
  4. 8. Basketball player of the NBA that played for the Chicago Bulls and his jersey number is 23
  5. 10. carver 2 words A historical Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut and other objects
  6. 11. The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery
  7. 12. B. Wells A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching
  8. 14. She didn’t give up her seat on March 2, 1955 Montgomery Alabama.
  9. 17. words Professional basketball player Charles ____,
  10. 18. was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  11. 19. General who became the first African-American Secretary of State
  12. 20. 2 words First african american to be president of the United States
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  1. 1. 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  2. 2. 2 words First African american to play in Major League Baseball
  3. 6. Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac.
  4. 7. Artist during the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 9. 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott
  6. 13. The First African American child to attend all white elementary school in south.
  7. 15. T. Washington Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  8. 16. Track and field Olympic gold medalist.