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- 5. a set of rights that protect individuals from discrimination and ensure they can participate in society
- 6. Someone who fights for political or social rights
- 7. an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback
- 9. An annual month that honors all black people from all periods of history.
- 10. An artist who paints portraits of people of color
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- 1. Black History Month is celebrated in February to honor the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
- 2. A famous quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
- 3. A term that refers to the unfair treatment of people, which can be a threat to justice everywhere
- 4. an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
- 8. The nickname of the US president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863