Hatfield Black History Month Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. Who famously stated that he had a dream? (3 words)
  2. 4. Toni Morrison novel about a runaway slave, haunted by the ghost of her daughter
  3. 6. Leader of the Nation of Islam, who initially had the surname 'Little'
  4. 10. The black musician with the highest grossing tour of all time.
  5. 11. Surname of the first black professional football player in England.
  6. 13. Which state was Harriet Tubman, the conductor of the Underground Railroads that helped slaves escape, from?
  7. 14. First name of American rapper killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting.
  8. 16. Nelson Mandela was the leader of which South African political party?
  9. 17. '_____ in the Sun' was a popular 1950s play based on the subtle racism of Northern American States.
  10. 18. First black musician to become a billionaire
Down
  1. 1. Rosa ___ was arrested for sitting in the 'white' section of a bus in 1955.
  2. 2. ___ Bolden, born in 1877 in New Orleans, was considered the 'father of Jazz'
  3. 5. The first American state to ban slavery in 1777.
  4. 7. What was the name the ship that sailed from Jamaica to London
  5. 8. Boxer who fought Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle and went on to make cooking grills.
  6. 9. Daniel Hale Williams was the first surgeon to perform on what organ?
  7. 10. The surname of the first black astronaut
  8. 11. Phillis ____ was the first African American poet to be published in 1773.
  9. 12. The first black musician to win a Brit award in 1994 and again in 1996.
  10. 15. 'Strange _____' performed by Billie Holliday was a protest song against the lynching of African Americans.