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- 6. portrayed african american struggles through her films and poems.
- 7. Politician and diplomat who was the 65th US secretary.
- 8. an enslaved man who was unseccusfully sued for his freedom.
- 12. first african american author to publish a book of poems.
- 13. an enslaved woman who helped free 70 other slaves.
- 14. memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist known for her unique writing style.
- 15. airforce general commander in WW2
- 16. An american poet and playwrite from missouri who was known for his childrens books.
- 17. Scientoligist, civil rights activist, and historian who was one of the foremos black intellectuals of his era.
- 18. a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, and founder of the UNIA.
- 20. 44th president of the US and the first black president of the US.
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- 1. polititian and diplomat and secretary of the state, current director of the hoover institution at stanford.
- 2. An American born French dancer who adopted 12 children.
- 3. An american muslim minister who was vocal about muslim black empowerment.
- 4. an American blues singer/songwriter and guitarist.B.B. King-an american blues singer/ song writer and guitarist.
- 5. educator and author and founded tuskegee university
- 9. -A civil rights activist who was famous for his “I have a dream” speech, and was assasinated in 1968.
- 10. agricultural scientist who created 300 uses for peanuts.
- 11. a civil rights activist known for the bus boycott.
- 19. Led an anti-lynching crusade.