Black History Month

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  1. 2. first African American President
  2. 4. college Carter Woodson attended
  3. 8. wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird sings
  4. 9. invented the first traffic light
  5. 12. invented the street sweeper
  6. 15. Wheatley's first poem was published at what age
  7. 17. Obama was a Senator from this state
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  1. 1. month Black History month is celebrated
  2. 3. first African American writer in America
  3. 5. the state Carter Woodson was from
  4. 6. invented the potato chip
  5. 7. invented peanut butter
  6. 9. state Maya Angelou was born
  7. 10. invented the ice cream scoop
  8. 11. invented the pencil sharpener
  9. 13. the city MLK Jr. gave his speech
  10. 14. mother of the modern day civil rights movement
  11. 16. invented the drop mailbox