Black History Month

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  1. 3. Did you know that there was a real all female African warrior group called the Dahomey Amazons? Just like the Dora Milaje in what movie that most of us saw!
  2. 5. African American man named Rene Lacoste, a French tennis player who was known by fans as The _____ for his tenacity on the tennis court.
  3. 7. “Never forget that intelligence rules the world and _____ carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from _____ and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.” -Marcus Garvey
  4. 8. The next time you use any navigation device or software like Google Maps thank African American Dr. ___ ___, the inventor of GPS technology.
  5. 9. This cartoon character was modeled after an African American singer in the 20s named Ester Jones.
  6. 11. This 13 year old African American girl invented the spatula in 1892.
  7. 12. Albius The man who launched the vanilla bean industry and makes it possible for you to enjoy such tasty treats as vanilla ice cream, banana pudding, pound cake and the like, was none other than ______.
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  1. 1. Public education has not always been a right for every American. It was not available to every single American until the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown vs the _______ Board of Education in 1954!
  2. 2. Who said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”?
  3. 4. “We must remember that _____ is not enough. Intelligence plus character— that is the goal of true education.” - Dr. Martin Luther King
  4. 6. Who said, “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”?
  5. 10. _____ were originally used for enslaved women to draw maps on their heads to escape plantations!