Black History Month Crossword

2. She was the first African-American to attend an all-white school
4. He was a Muslim minister and human rights activist in the civil rights movement up until he got assassinated in 1965
5. She was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
9. American professional boxer and activist known as 'The Greatest'
11. She was a journalist, activist, and researcher in the early civil rights movement
13. He was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in the Major League in the modern era
14. After escaping slavery herself she rescued approximately 70 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad
15. She was an American writer and poet who received 50 honorary degrees

1. He was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century
3. He served as the 44th president and the only African American president in US history
6. He was an American writer and civil rights activist who wrote 'Go tell it on the Mountain' which was voted top 100 English Language novels by Time magazine
7. She is an American talk show host, television producer, actor and author who has her own show
8. He was one of the earliest innovators of Jazz poetry
10. He was a professional basketball player and spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA
12. The most prominent leader in the civil rights movement, had the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech