Black History Month: Key People

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Across
  1. 2. I am the most decorated tennis player winning 23 'Grand Slams'. More than any other man or woman.
  2. 3. I am widely considered the richest man in all of history. I ruled the kingdom of Mali during the 1300s.
  3. 6. I am regarded as one of the best basketball players to ever play the game. I led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships.
  4. 7. I was born in Omaha, Ne and was well known for fighting against racial injustice in the 1950s and 60s.
  5. 8. I escaped from slavery in Maryland and wrote a book about my life convincing many to join the anti-slavery movement in the 1850s and 60s.
  6. 9. I was given the nickname 'Black Moses' because I led nearly 300 enslaved people out of the slave-holding South.
  7. 10. I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
  8. 12. In 1947, I joined the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team playing first base. I was the first black man to play on a major league team.
  9. 13. I became the President of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison for fighting against the country's racist policies.
  10. 15. I worked for NASA as a 'computer' and was helped the U.S. to be the first country to put a man on the moon.
Down
  1. 1. I suffered from polio as a child but made a miraculous recovery and went on to win three gold medals in track at the 1960s Olympics.
  2. 3. I was a world-renowned boxing champion who was also known for my outspoken protest of the Vietnam War.
  3. 4. I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks.
  4. 5. I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands.
  5. 11. In 1968, I was the first African American woman elected to Congress. I represented the state of New York.
  6. 14. In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space.