Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. 1st Black citizen to hold high rank in the U.S, government.
  2. 5. Changed the world for many African American baseball players
  3. 6. 1st slave who sued his master for freedom in a court of law.
  4. 7. Helped people escape slavery through the underground railroad.
  5. 10. Who was the 44th President of the United States?
  6. 11. 1st African American to play major league Baseball in the U.S.
  7. 12. African American track star 1st person to win 4 medals in a single Olympics.
Down
  1. 1. Name the famous MLK speech
  2. 2. American diplomat & political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Sanford University
  3. 3. George Washington Carver is recognized as the father of the ____ industry.
  4. 8. She refused to vacate her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL
  5. 9. The first president and principal developer of_______ University. And the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915