Black History Month Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Madam C.J. Walker became America's first female, self-made millionaire by selling this product
  2. 3. This athlete quoted "life is not a spectator sport"?
  3. 4. What was the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma also known as?
  4. 6. Beyoncé became the person with the most Grammy awards of all time in 2023 with this album
  5. 8. The first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
  6. 9. In 1981, became the first Black person to host a network morning show when he joined NBC’s Today show
  7. 10. The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
  8. 12. In 1989, this state was the first to elect a black governor
  9. 14. Credited with creating the first public school for African American children in the early 1770s
  10. 15. This President officially recognized Black History Month in 1976
Down
  1. 1. The theme for 2023 Black History Month
  2. 5. The name of the bus driver who ordered Rosa Parks to give up her seat
  3. 7. In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first Black woman in the world to win an Olympic gold medal while competing in this sport
  4. 11. The first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
  5. 13. In July 1777, ______________ became the first colony to ban slavery