African American Matching Crossword
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 
 
Down: 1) first black MLB player for brooklyn dodgers and won rookie of the year2) advocated civil disobedience and had the "I have a dream" speech 3) popularized the term "black power" and moved back to Africa as part of the back to Africa movement and said the war was racist.4) Second black to serve on the court and was an associate justice of the supreme court and worked close with the presidents5) free black in NY that made famous speeches about slavery to the public of personal experiences7) group of nine students denied the right to go to Central Highschool by the governor but Eisenhower allowed them to and had them escorted to every class for a year8) Co-founded the black panther party with Huey Newton and was inspired by Malcom X and his assassination. 9) fist black to earn a doctorate degree and was a professor at Atlanta University. Co-founded NAACP.10) most famous black poet. created jazz poetry and famous in the Harlem Renaissance. 11) Candidate for the democratic presidential nomination 14) author and poet that received many awards and worked closely with MLK Jr. 15) led a huge slave rebellion that ended in more black deaths than white deaths16) black track and field star in the Olympics that took home 4 gold medals .21) first black supreme court justice 22) called the first lady of civil rights. mother of freedom movement and refused to give up her seat on the bus and began the montgomery bus boycott and arrested for civil disobedience. 23) assisted Louis and Clark on their expedition but received no pay for all his hard work Across: 4) killed in the Boston Massacre6) First most famous black poet and writer in the US. First black woman to write a book and publish it.12) Educator at Tuskegee University. Focused on finding new technology for agriculture. Discovered peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes.13) led a slave rebellion that was found out and shut down before it could start17) War veteran assassinated by a white citizens council member and was buried with full military honors. Secretary of NAACP.18) writer, editor, and professor. Nobel prize winner and pulitzer prize. Very famous and received many awards.19) famous black jazz trumpet player and singer.20) first black student in a all white school of Mississippi University. first refused to be admitted into Ole Miss but came back with 500 federeal marshals which led to a riot. Led the "march against fear".24) Founded Tuskegee University. Said education is a way to better African Americans and help their standard of living. Wrote "up from slavery"25) an escaped slave that wrote a autobiography of himself that exposed how horrific slavery was and is 26) black nationalist that joined the nation of islam and changed his name to as islamic name. He advocated black separatism and revolution. Said MLK was weak but later came to his senses but assassinated by one of his members. 27) gained freedom but accused of escaping and was brought back to be sold into slavery again28) founded the UNIA-ACL. He also founded the black Starline.29) Organized brotherhood of sleeping car protesters. Led the march on Washington and desegregated the military.
 

 

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