Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor?
  2. 3. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
  3. 6. Who was the first female bank founder and president in the United States?
  4. 7. Who received a patent on his invention of a longer-lasting light bulb?
  5. 9. What African American woman traveled to France to obtain a pilot's license?
  6. 12. Who is known as the Father of Black History?
  7. 14. Thomas Dorsey is considered the father of what kind of music?
  8. 15. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
  9. 16. In what city did Rosa Parks get arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?
Down
  1. 1. What was the name of the African American fighter pilot group formed during World War II?
  2. 4. Dr. Charles Drew's breakthrough work on the storage of what helped save lives?
  3. 5. Which 1964 act declared that people must be treated fairly, no matter the color of their skin?
  4. 8. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
  5. 10. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
  6. 11. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
  7. 13. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?