African American Matching Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) first black supreme court justice 2) an escaped slave that wrote a autobiography of himself that exposed how horrific slavery was and is 3) founded the UNIA-ACL. He also founded the black Starline.6) free black in NY that made famous speeches about slavery to the public of personal experiences9) Organized brotherhood of sleeping car protesters. Led the march on Washington and desegregated the military.10) Founded Tuskegee University. Said education is a way to better African Americans and help their standard of living. Wrote "up from slavery"12) black track and field star in the Olympics that took home 4 gold medals .13) Candidate for the democratic presidential nomination 14) led a slave rebellion that was found out and shut down before it could start15) writer, editor, and professor. Nobel prize winner and pulitzer prize. Very famous and received many awards.16) author and poet that received many awards and worked closely with MLK Jr. 22) led a huge slave rebellion that ended in more black deaths than white deaths23) 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) 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. Across: 3) advocated civil disobedience and had the "I have a dream" speech 4) First most famous black poet and writer in the US. First black woman to write a book and publish it.5) killed in the Boston Massacre7) first black MLB player for brooklyn dodgers and won rookie of the year8) Second black to serve on the court and was an associate justice of the supreme court and worked close with the presidents11) famous black jazz trumpet player and singer.16) War veteran assassinated by a white citizens council member and was buried with full military honors. Secretary of NAACP.17) Educator at Tuskegee University. Focused on finding new technology for agriculture. Discovered peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes.18) most famous black poet. created jazz poetry and famous in the Harlem Renaissance. 19) assisted Louis and Clark on their expedition but received no pay for all his hard work 20) gained freedom but accused of escaping and was brought back to be sold into slavery again21) popularized the term "black power" and moved back to Africa as part of the back to Africa movement and said the war was racist.25) fist black to earn a doctorate degree and was a professor at Atlanta University. Co-founded NAACP.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) Co-founded the black panther party with Huey Newton and was inspired by Malcom X and his assassination. 28) 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 year
 

 

Create your own Crossword Puzzle for Free!		  Show Errors as I Type