KCB-704 Black Firsts

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Across
  1. 2. Carol Moseley _________ was the first Black woman Senator
  2. 5. Rhymes with "dressy"; _______ Coleman was the first Black woman to have a pilot's license, in 1921
  3. 6. Also the name of a home AI device; in 1981, Dr. _____ Canady became the first Black female neurosurgeon
  4. 8. This thoroughly good Marshall was the first Black Supreme Court Justice
  5. 12. _______ Rice was the first Black female Secretary of State
  6. 13. _________ Sklarek was the first Black woman architect; rhymes with "pro forma"
  7. 14. A bull of a man, Eugene _________ was the first Black combat aviator
  8. 16. A star in her field, Beth Brown was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in ________
  9. 17. Unusual nickname of the first Black four-star general; rhymes with happy
  10. 18. _______ Copeland was the first Black female principal dancer in the history of the American Ballet Theatre
Down
  1. 1. DeHart __________ was the first Black man to win an Olympic gold medal, in 1924; rhymes with "cupboard"
  2. 3. The untamable Douglas __________ became the first Black governor; rhymes with "milder"
  3. 4. Guion ________ became the first Black astronaut; 2nd syllable is a popular car make
  4. 7. A _____ of peace, Rita was the first Black woman to be Poet Laureate
  5. 9. Also an unusual eye color; _________ Johnson-Brown was the first Black female general in the US Army
  6. 10. Dr. _________ Elders was the first Black Surgeon General
  7. 11. A _____ of sunshine, Charlotte was the first Black woman attorney
  8. 15. In 1870, Hiram _______ became the first Black Senator