Vocab & famous people Black History Month

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  1. 4. treating people the same no matter their gender or race
  2. 5. the first black American president
  3. 9. a famous black basketball player who has been in some movies
  4. 13. people coming together to march and try to make a change while doing it
  5. 15. the month to honor the contribution of black people and culture
  6. 16. a famous black pop singer who died in 2009
  7. 17. the creator of black history month
  8. 19. a famous black boxer
  9. 20. a famous black talk show hostess
  10. 21. a famous black rapper
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  1. 1. a famous black actor who starred in Men in Black
  2. 2. refused to give up her seat on a segregated busa certain race or ethnicity
  3. 3. a black jazz player who wrote many famous songs
  4. 6. is someone who tries to help people with different causes
  5. 7. the first black woman associate justice on the supreme court
  6. 8. the first black businesswoman to become a millionairess in the hair industry
  7. 10. a famous black woman who helped fugitives on the underground railroad network
  8. 11. 16th American president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation
  9. 12. the poor treatment of people because of their race, gender or different beliefs
  10. 14. held many peaceful protests for equality
  11. 18. tennis woman who won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other tennis player