Black History Month Project

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Across
  1. 1. "king of pop"
  2. 5. WW2 veteran who was a civil rights activist that worked on the Brown v. Board case
  3. 6. first African American student to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana
  4. 8. American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951
  5. 9. Former professional basketball player who played for the Chicago bulls
  6. 11. One of the greatest women's tennis players of all time
  7. 12. "the rock"
  8. 13. Former Lakers player who died in a helicopter crash
  9. 15. Author who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
Down
  1. 2. arrested at the age of 15 for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman
  2. 3. civil rights and social justice activist
  3. 4. First African American to work for the U.S postal service
  4. 7. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
  5. 10. 44th president
  6. 11. Famous talk show host
  7. 14. First african American women to fly an airplane