Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Music genre developed from the genres of ragtime and blues
  2. 5. The first state in the United States to have a Black US Senator
  3. 6. Agricultural scientist born in Missouri
  4. 7. first all-Black Californian township
Down
  1. 1. Held the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title for seven years in the early 20th century; big influence to Muhammad Ali
  2. 2. Benjamin Banneker played a large role in the creation of the blueprints of this American city
  3. 3. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won eight Grammy's
  4. 4. The great-uncle of Langston Hughes who was the first Black man to become a lawyer
  5. 5. Philanthropist who became one of the first Black millionaires