Black History Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Marshall Civil rights leader who became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
  2. 4. T. Washington Educator and civil rights leader who founded the Tuskegee Institute.
  3. 6. Lee Crumpler The first African American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
  4. 9. Smith Famous singer, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
  5. 10. Parks Civil rights activist, famous for her role in refusing to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  6. 11. Holiday Renowned African American singer, also known as "Lady Day," known for her emotive jazz vocals.
  7. 12. Robinson A famous baseball player, first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Down
  1. 1. Washington Carver African American inventor and scientist, known for developing hundreds of products from peanuts.
  2. 3. Tubman Leader of the Underground Railroad, helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
  3. 5. Luther King Jr. Leader of the civil rights movement and organizer of the March on Washington in 1963.
  4. 7. Coleman First African American woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  5. 8. Douglass Famous abolitionist and writer, former slave, and author of "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."