Black History Month: Crossword

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  1. 4. His leadership in peaceful protests helped end segregation during the American civil rights movement
  2. 7. The 44th President of the United States; First African American to become President
  3. 9. An NAACP secretary who prompted the Montogomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat on a bus
  4. 11. First African American Supreme Court Justice
  5. 12. The “King of Pop”
  6. 13. Number of African-Americans in the 1978 Astronaut Class
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  1. 1. African-American astronaut who became NASA administrator
  2. 2. One of the most famous and influential African American poets who wrote “And Still I Rise”
  3. 3. Black History Awareness Month
  4. 5. First African American in the MLB
  5. 6. Conductor of the Underground Railroad; Helped many slaves escape to the Northern States, and Canada
  6. 8. First African American millionaire; Well known for her black hair care products
  7. 10. Retired Jamaican sprinter;widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time