BSU- Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. What boxer was known as the "Louisville Lip?"
  2. 6. What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?
  3. 9. What anti-slavery newspaper was published by Frederick Douglass?
  4. 11. Who was the first Black football player?
  5. 12. Where was Louis Armstrong's hometown?
  6. 13. Who is known for launching Black History Month?
  7. 15. One of the few openly gay men involved in the civil rights movement.
Down
  1. 1. What is Burna Boy's first name?
  2. 3. The first person of color appointed as the Secretary of the State. He was born to Jamaican immigrants.
  3. 4. This jazz legend referred to music as his mistress.
  4. 5. The world’s first black-led republic and the second nation in the Western Hemisphere to gain independence from European rule.
  5. 7. Who is the first Black woman to become Vice President of the United States?
  6. 8. Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world?
  7. 10. Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
  8. 14. What actor & rapper starred in the movie Men In Black?