Black History Month

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  1. 5. an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America
  2. 6. was a criminal case in the United States over the aggravated assault and rape of a woman in Manhattan's Central Park
  3. 8. an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women's rights activist and author who was born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826.
  4. 11. an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  5. 12. an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement
  6. 13. four college freshmen stage a sit-in at a North Carolina Woolworth's to protest segregation
  7. 14. an African-American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a three-position traffic signal
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  1. 1. is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017
  2. 2. an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Best known for her unique writing style.
  3. 3. an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
  4. 4. is an American actress and singer.
  5. 7. was an American professional basketball player.
  6. 9. an escaped enslaved woman who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.
  7. 10. was an educator and reformer, the first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute