Naomi Scalici's Black History Month Project

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Across
  1. 2. An African-American agricultural scientist who is known for creating hundreds of products with peanuts
  2. 4. A civil rights activist who was one of the most well known proponent of Black Nationalism
  3. 8. Founder of Tuskegee University and was an educator and civil rights leader
  4. 10. A Tuskegee airman who was known for being the first African-American commander in an integrated fighter wing
  5. 12. The first African-American president of the United States
  6. 17. A born slave who was famous for suing his masters for his freedom
  7. 18. A poet who was considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  8. 19. A civil rights activist best known for not giving up their seat on a segregated bus
Down
  1. 1. A Black Nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement and was the founder of the UNIA
  2. 3. A famous African-American diplomat and soldier who also served as Secretary of the United States
  3. 5. A civil rights activist best known for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  4. 6. A civil rights activist who helped lead the Niagara movement and helped form the NAACP
  5. 7. One of the most well-known leaders of the Underground Railroad
  6. 9. African-American memoirist and poet who wrote the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  7. 10. A guitarist and blues singer who was called "King of the Blues
  8. 11. An activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s
  9. 13. A famous author from the Harlem Renaissance who was best known for their book "Their Eyes were Watching Goton d"
  10. 14. The first slave to have a published book
  11. 15. A French dancer and actress who was the first African-American to star in a movie
  12. 16. The first female African-American secretary of state