Black History Month- Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. An African-American inventor who patented a pivotal three-position traffic signal in 1923.
  2. 6. Born August 4, 1961, and served as the 44th president of the United States.
  3. 8. Refused to give up her seat in the "White Only Section."
  4. 9. As a shooting guard Spent his entire 20-year career playing for one basketball team wearing the numbers 8 and 24.
  5. 10. Began his solo career in 1971 and is well known as the “KING OF POP.”
  6. 11. Was the first Black Licensed Pilot in the world.
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  1. 1. Jr. Famous for his I Have a Dream Speech.
  2. 2. An Intense, emotional vocals, call-and-response, and catchy genre of music.
  3. 4. America's oldest and largest civil rights organization founded in 1909.
  4. 5. There are 107 accredited institutions established around 1964 with the primary mission of educating Black Americans.
  5. 7. Evolved mobile communication by developing the first digital cellular base station in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
  6. 10. Became the first African American Woman to travel into space.