African American Herritage Month

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Across
  1. 4. war. 1861-1865 war against slavery
  2. 6. Richard Drew. African-American surgeon and medical researcher that developed large scale blood banks early in Workd War 2
  3. 11. Lincoln. Led United States in Civil War against the confederate states and enstated Civil Rights.
  4. 12. Rights Movement. A social movement in the United States to stop legalized segregation and discrimination, which most commonly affected African Americans
  5. 13. Parks. Civil rights movement activist that is famous for not moving seats on the bus for white people.
  6. 14. Douglas. Escaped slavery in Maryland in 1838 and gained fame for anti-slavery writings
  7. 15. Augustus Morgan Sr. An African American inventor of the 3- way traffic light.
  8. 16. Bridges. She was the first African-American child to attend a formerly whites-only school.
  9. 17. West. American mathematician who’s work developed the GPS
  10. 18. Mandela. South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994-1999
  11. 19. Marshall. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice
Down
  1. 1. Baraka. African American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism
  2. 2. X. Advocated for black empowerment and civil rights activist
  3. 3. Angelou. Poet and civil rights activist
  4. 5. Washington Cove. African-American agricultural scientist
  5. 7. History Month. Every February since 1976.
  6. 8. Railroad. Network of secret paths and ways for slaves to escape to the northern states
  7. 9. Anita Chisholm. The first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  8. 10. Luther King Jr. Most prominent leader in civil rights movement using nonviolent techniques
  9. 12. G Woodson. In 1926 he created Negro History Week in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.