Across
- 1. When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
- 3. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
- 5. Angelou, Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
- 6. Tubman, Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad?
- 9. Bunche, Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
- 10. Robinson, Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
- 11. Parks, Known as the mother of the civil rights movement.
- 12. Copeland, Who was the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre?
Down
- 1. What year did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
- 2. Douglass, An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War?
- 4. Woodson, Who is now known as the “Father of Black History”
- 7. Madela, Known for being the first black president of South Africa.
- 8. X, Who was the African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement?