Black History Project

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Across
  1. 4. A famous African-American poet who died in 2014
  2. 6. First Black Judge on the Supreme Court
  3. 7. Till African-American who was beaten to death by a white man in 1955
  4. 9. A clergyman and activist known for his famous “I have a Dream” speech
  5. 10. Riots that happened in 1919 in the capitol of Illinois
  6. 11. Riots that happened in 1992 for a black motorist
  7. 12. The first black president of the United States
  8. 15. An African-American Poet and activist
  9. 16. Demonstration to terminate racial segregation on public transportation
  10. 19. executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863
  11. 20. A U.S. Court Case involving school segregation
Down
  1. 1. First African American U.S. Secretary of State
  2. 2. A Human Rights Activist who was also a fighter
  3. 3. Tubman An Abolitionist known for starting the Underground Railroad
  4. 5. The death of an African-American clergyman and activist
  5. 8. Riots that happened in a small town in southern California
  6. 13. The creator of the hit mini-series “Roots”
  7. 14. People who rode interstate buses to challenge no-enforcement decisions
  8. 17. an organization started by W.E.B Du Bois and others in 1919
  9. 18. Laws in the Southern United States that supported racial segregation