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- 1. Author and prominent civil rights activist, Maya Angelo, wrote the groundbreaking work on race and identity: her autobiography, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird _______”
- 3. This woman made history as the first African-American woman to hold an international ______ license
- 4. Malcolm X’s famous autobiography was written with the help of journalist Alex _________.
- 7. Harriet Tubman was known as __________ because she liberated dozens of enslaved people at great risk to her own life.
- 9. Frederick Douglass, well known for his autobiography, escaped slavery and became a leading abolitionist and ________.
- 11. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he joined the _____________ Dodgers.
- 12. Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to ________ and later was the first Black woman to run for the Democratic nomination for president.
- 13. This man was elected as the 44th President of the United States and was the first African-American to hold the office.
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- 2. Known for his advocacy for nonviolent protest, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, led the ________ march to demand voting rights.
- 5. Ruby Bridges courageously integrated an elementary school in ______________ making her the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in the South.
- 6. A civil rights leader who changed his name to reflect his African heritage, his famous 'By Any Means Necessary' slogan captured his philosophy of self-defense and Black empowerment.
- 7. Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat led to the ________ Bus Boycott and became a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 8. Marsha P Johnson. was a drag queen and activist who helped lead the ____________ riot of 1969, becoming a pioneer for the LGBT rights movement.
- 10. Strategist Bayard Rustin was a key advisor to Dr. King and helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and ______________ in 1963.