Black History Month Inspiring Quotes Crossword Find the missing word from each inspiring quote to complete the crossword puzzle. Illustration © Robert F. Goetzl

WORD BANK climb courage crawl difference dreamer fearful imaginations struggle work world DOWN ACROSS 1. “You must never be ______about what you are 4. “Success isn’t about how much money you make, doing when it’s right.” – Rosa Parks, civil rights activist it’s about the ______you make in people’s lives.” 2. “Where there is no ______, there is no strength”. – Michelle Obama, former First Lady – Oprah Winfrey, media mogul 7. “The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get 3. “Every great dream begins with a ______. Always kind that comes from within — strength, ______, remember, you have within you the strength, the dignity.” – Ruby Dee, actress and civil rights activist patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to 8. “Nothing will ______unless you do.” – Maya change the world.” – Harriet Tubman, abolitionist Angelou, poet and civil rights activist 5. “Never be limited by other people’s limited ______.” 9. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a – Mae Jemison, first African American female wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to astronaut ______it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael 6. “You really can change the ______if you care Jordan, retired professional basketball player enough.” – Marian Wright Edelman, activist

if you can’t walk then ______, but whatever you do keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr, civil

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