Black History Month Crossword Puzzle Raffle

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  1. 3. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded to fight for civil rights.
  2. 5. Marshall, First African American Supreme Court Justice.
  3. 7. Robinson, Broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
  4. 8. Angelou, Renowned poet and author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
  5. 10. Truth, Gave the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech advocating for women's rights and abolition.
  6. 12. Airmen, Group of African American military pilots who fought in World War II.
  7. 14. Tubman, Led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Down
  1. 1. Panthers, Political organization founded to challenge police brutality against the African American community.
  2. 2. Hughes, Key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, known for his poetry.
  3. 4. Luther King Jr., Delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
  4. 6. X, Prominent civil rights leader known for his advocacy for Black empowerment.
  5. 7. Celebrates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
  6. 9. Douglass, Former enslaved person who became a leading abolitionist and writer.
  7. 11. Parks, Refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  8. 13. Obama, First African American President of the United States.