Black History Month

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  1. 2. Activist for African American rights
  2. 4. A human rights activist known for his work during the Civil Rights Movement
  3. 5. American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  4. 6. Recruited Black men to fight in the U.S. Army
  5. 8. First person to discover the North Pole
  6. 9. Former president of Haiti
  7. 10. First Black millionaire
  8. 11. American professional tennis player
  9. 12. African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist
  10. 14. A former American football quarterback and American civil rights activist
  11. 16. Helped free slaves after escaping
  12. 17. The creator of multiple culture-changing TV series whose work includes stimulating a modern Black media renaissance.
  13. 19. American poet, and civil rights activist
  14. 20. The first African-American woman to hold a pilot license
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  1. 1. First Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States
  2. 3. Led the movement to end segregation
  3. 7. The first African-American to serve as First Lady of the United States
  4. 13. Singer, designer, businesswoman of Fenty Beauty
  5. 15. Didn't get up from her seat on the bus before Rosa Parks did
  6. 18. Human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement