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