Black History: Edition 1

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Across
  1. 7. Former slave turned influential abolitionist
  2. 9. First female self-made millionaire in the U.S.
  3. 10. Poet and author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  4. 11. First Black woman elected to U.S. Congress
  5. 13. Gave the "I Have a Dream" speech
  6. 15. Broke the MLB color barrier
  7. 16. Poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Down
  1. 1. Led hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad
  2. 2. First Black Supreme Court Justice
  3. 3. African American military pilots in WWII
  4. 4. First Black female pilot
  5. 5. Advocated for Black empowerment and self-defense
  6. 6. Refused to give up her seat on a bus
  7. 8. Journalist who fought against lynching
  8. 12. First Black U.S. President
  9. 14. Known as the "Father of Black History"