Black History

5. Acclaimed poet and artist.
7. The 44th President of the United States; the first African American President
8. Black literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem NY, celebrating black culture in America
10. The celebration of Black History Month began as "Negro History Week," which was created in 1926. He was a historian, scholar, educator, and publisher.
13. Organization which formed in Oakland California in 1966. The members started a free breakfast program for children.
15. The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, African American attorney who led a legal challenge against segregation.
16. First African American to integrate Major League Baseball, in 1947.

1. June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
2. Born January 17, 1964 First African American First Lady of the United States and Lawyer
3. The long period in which African Americans in the South were denied the full rights of American citizenship
4. Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"
6. First self made millionaire woman. Made hair products for African American women.
9. First African American to win Best Actor Oscar.
11. What African-American led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships?
12. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; oldest civil rights organization
14. In 2003 she became the first African American to win a Career Grand Slam in tennis.