Black History Month Crossword 2023

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  1. 2. The 44th President of the United States who was also the first African American to serve as president of the United States.
  2. 3. An African American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted the use of alternative crops to cotton in order to prevent soil depletion.
  3. 4. An author and social activist who detailed her experiences throughout the civil rights movement.
  4. 8. An African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who advocated for Black empowerment and the civil rights of African Americans.
  5. 10. An African American sociologist, socialist, historian, and activist who was the first-ever African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
  6. 13. An African American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer, who was the first African American Secretary of State.
  7. 14. The first African American general in the United States Air Force.
  8. 16. An African American adviser to many presidents of the United States who took the role of the leading voice for former slaves and their descendants
  9. 17. A Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator, who is recognized as the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
  10. 18. An author who is known for being the first African American author of a published book of poetry.
  11. 19. An African American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He created an unique style of playing the electric guitar which would influence many blues electric guitar players in the future.
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  1. 1. An African American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker, who revealed many racial struggles that African Americans experience.
  2. 5. An African American journalist and educator who was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She dedicated her life to combating prejudice, violence, and the fight for African-American equality.
  3. 6. A French dancer born in the United States who showcased the beauty of African American culture.
  4. 7. An African American activist during the civil rights movement who refused to give up a bus seat in order to advocate for the abolishment of segregation.
  5. 9. An African American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist, who is best known for the creation of jazz poetry. He is also famously recognized as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
  6. 11. An enslaved African American man who fought for freedom alongside his wife, Harriet Robinson Scott, and their two children.
  7. 12. An African American diplomat and political scientist who currently works as the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as a national security advisor in the United States.
  8. 15. An enslaved African American abolitionist and social activist who freed hundreds of slaves using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad
  9. 17. An African American Baptist minister and activist who led nonviolent protests to advance the civil rights of African Americans and other people of color.