Black History Month Project

2. This person started the Montgomery bus boycott
3. This civil rights event took place in Washington, D.C. and over 250,000 people attended it
6. Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
9. This person was a civil rights leader that emerged from the labor movement. He consistently kept the interests of black workers at the forefront of the racial agenda.
11. This person created the Underground Railroad
14. A form of non-violent protest where a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move
16. This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
17. This person was the leading figure in Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's
18. Abbreviation for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
19. This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863

1. This person was an NAACP field secretary who was shot in the back in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi
3. This person was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
4. This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, etc.
5. revolutionary party founded to combat racism and empower Black people in the United States. Influenced by the likes of Malcolm X
7. This person founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
8. organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
10. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
12. This person wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"
13. Abbrivation for The Association for the Study of African American Life and History
15. This person was an American abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery, this person eventually escaped and went on about 13 missions to rescue 70 enslaved people