Black history month

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Across
  1. 2. Refused to sit on the back of the bus.
  2. 3. American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop"
  3. 5. talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show.
  4. 8. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955.
  5. 9. professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
  6. 10. He died january,26 2020
  7. 11. American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association
  8. 13. Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
  9. 14. professional tennis player won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
  10. 15. Through his work with the Underground Railroad, it is estimated that at least 400 runaway slaves were helped by him and his wife.
Down
  1. 1. professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest".
  2. 4. he has been named NBA MVP four times.
  3. 6. American abolitionist and social activist.
  4. 7. American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1
  5. 12. American memoirist and poet