Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. She created the first black hair product line
  2. 7. He invented the potato chip
  3. 9. He is the longest serving African American in Congress
  4. 12. This is often referred to as the black national anthem
  5. 15. He created the first automatic bread maker
  6. 16. The door of no return is located on this island
Down
  1. 2. She was the first to create a closed circuit television security system
  2. 3. This is the first black owned television station (Hint: Originated in Detroit Ch. 62)
  3. 4. He wrote lift every voice and sing
  4. 5. These were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States until 1965.
  5. 6. He is the first African American republican to be elected from the south since 1881
  6. 8. She was the first African American woman to win 5 Screen Guild Awards
  7. 10. She is Michigan’s first African American woman in Congress
  8. 11. Nine months before Rosa Parks at age 15 she refused to give up her seat and was arrested
  9. 13. First African American women in Congress
  10. 14. He created the traffic signal