Black History Month

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  1. 2. The age that MLK one the Noble Peace Prize, making him the youngest recipient.
  2. 4. The first African American women billionaire that had the the highest-rated daytime program in television history.
  3. 5. The last name of the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. 7. The first record label owned by an African American
  5. 8. The animal referenced in the title of Maya Angelou's famous autobiography
  6. 11. The city where the 1995 bus boycott started.
  7. 13. On the steps of what former president's memorial did MLK deliver the "I have a dream" speech
  8. 15. America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.
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  1. 1. a network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South
  2. 3. The team Jackie Robinson played on
  3. 6. The title of a person who sought to eradicate slavery during the 19th century.
  4. 9. The first Historically Black College in the United States
  5. 10. Last name of a formerly enslaved man who became an author and a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement
  6. 12. The amendment the granted African American the right to vote
  7. 14. The first black president of the United States