Black/Women's History Crossword

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  1. 4. He was an American educator that was born into slavery and he was even a trusted adviser of President Theodore Roosevelt with matters related to the African-American community.
  2. 5. She was a 2-time world champion in both long jump and heptathlon and became the first woman to receive The Sporting News Man of Year award.
  3. 6. He is known as the first African American intellectual and taught himself in many different sciences by using observations.
  4. 8. She helped to lead the Civil Rights Movement and established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where she was the director and Martin Luther King Jr. was the president.
  5. 10. She became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, she even broke the high school and college high jump records and she became a member of the National Track & Field Hall of Fame.
  6. 13. This man was a great football player who won the college Heisman Trophy in 1985 and started his NFL season with the LA Raiders, but he severely injured his left hip in the playoffs and missed the whole 1992 season. ____ Jackson.
  7. 14. He is probably the best and most well-known boxer of all time and he made a famous quote, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
  8. 15. He was a Grammy Award-winning singer that was blind since birth from too much oxygen in the incubator, but is known for his soulful R&B singing.
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  1. 1. She was a freed slave that traveled throughout the North Preaching emancipation and women’s rights.
  2. 2. He was an amazing American football running back for the Chicago Bears and set so many rushing yards records, he even became the youngest player to win the MVP award.
  3. 3. He was the first African American judge that was also a lawyer, who lived between 1908-1993.
  4. 7. He was the first African-American in the International Baseball League and won the National League batting crown and became the NL’s MVP.
  5. 9. This religious leader was ordained a Baptist minister and became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr.
  6. 11. She is a 2-time WNBA MVP and a 4-time champion with Houston Comets and became the coach of Phoenix Mercury.
  7. 12. He is one of the most well-known basketball players and he has his own Nike clothing sub-brand and he is also known as “King__”