Edenwald Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 6. Wife of the first African American President
  2. 7. The first Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree. Lucy ___
  3. 10. This historian created Black History Month-Carter G. ___
  4. 11. First African American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal
  5. 13. First Black tennis player to win a tennis Grand Slam in 1956. Althea___
  6. 14. Invented one of the first three-light systems
  7. 15. First African American President of the United States
  8. 16. In July 1777, this colony became the first colony to ban slavery.
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  1. 1. In 1983, he became the first Black person in space. Guion "Guy" ___
  2. 2. She became the first Black female astronaut. Mae ___
  3. 3. The first Black Supreme Court Justice
  4. 4. Part of Central Park in New York City used to be a wealthy Black neighborhood
  5. 5. Created a line of haircare products for African American women. Madam C.J.___
  6. 8. Became the first Black woman in Congress where she was nicknamed "Fighting Shirley."
  7. 9. First African American woman to ever medal in the Winter Games
  8. 12. This famous poet became the first female Black cable car conductor in San Francisco. ___Angelou