2025 Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. Shared identity (Black History Month color)
  2. 4. Blood (Black History Month color)
  3. 8. The founder of Chicago (no spaces)
  4. 9. Founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, the first predominantly African American labor union, which fought for fair wages and better working conditions for African American railroad workers. (no space)
  5. 13. Prosperity (Black History Month color)
  6. 14. _______ was the first African American woman to become a national union officer. She worked tirelessly for the rights of African American women in the labor movement. (no space)
Down
  1. 1. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed _______ as the first African American to head the U.S. Department of Labor, marking a milestone in Black leadership in the federal workforce.(no space)
  2. 3. The Father of Black History Month (no spaces)
  3. 5. The association that picks the theme of Black History Month (abbreviation)
  4. 6. The 1968 _____ Workers' Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was pivotal for labor rights and helped highlight issues of racial discrimination in labor unions.
  5. 7. 2025 theme for Black History Month, African Americans & ______.
  6. 10. Carter G. Woodson got his doctorate from what college?
  7. 11. The ____ Porters, mostly African American men, worked on the Pullman Company’s railroad cars and fought for workers' rights.
  8. 12. Growth (Black History Month color)