Abbott Finance DE&I Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. First president of Tuskegee University, and the most influential spokesman for African Americans between 1895 and 1915.
  2. 6. Leader of the civil rights movement
  3. 8. The 44th president of the United States and African American to obtain office.
  4. 11. Without his knowledge or consent, he became the first African American nominated for vice president of the United States, as the running mate of Victoria Woodhull.
  5. 12. Was an abolitionist. Successful conductor of the underground railroad.
  6. 13. The official magazine of the NAACP
  7. 14. He is regarded as the father of the Harlem Renaissance
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  1. 1. He beat Babe’s Ruth home run record.
  2. 2. The First African American Woman to be appointed Secretary of State.
  3. 4. This brought hundreds of thousands of African Americans to cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and New York City.
  4. 5. A World-Famous Poet, author, historian, singer, and civil rights activist.
  5. 7. Agricultural chemist and agronomist that revolutionized the agricultural economy of the South.
  6. 9. The first African American senator
  7. 10. A Poet, Essayist, Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, and Lyricist. The Poet Laureate of Harlem. One of America’s great writers.