Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 7. Developed different crops that helped improve the economic situation of farmers in the South.
  2. 8. An entertainer who became an advocate for the civil rights movement by refusing to perform for segregated audiences.
  3. 9. A political activist who helped enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the North.
  4. 10. The first published African American female author.
  5. 11. American poet and social activist who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  6. 12. The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
  7. 18. The first African American Secretary of State of the US.
  8. 19. A political activist who advocated for the economic and political empowerment of Black people worldwide.
  9. 20. American journalist, best known for exposing the killings of African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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  1. 1. Musician who helped to define the sound of modern blues.
  2. 2. An American author, poet, and civil rights activist, who worked with leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement.
  3. 3. Major civil rights activist who is said to be a symbol of the struggle for racial equality.
  4. 4. American writer, best known for their contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and challenging the stereotypes of African American life.
  5. 5. American educator who believed that the key to achieving equality for African Americans was through education and entrepreneurship.
  6. 6. American civil rights activist, best known for their pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  7. 13. The first African American to become president of the US.
  8. 14. The first African American woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.
  9. 15. American Muslim minister who advocated for black self-determination and separatism.
  10. 16. The first African American general in the United States Armed Forces.
  11. 17. An enslaved African American who sued for thier freedom which later led to the decison that African Americans could not be considered citizens of the US.