Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Female human rights activist who refused to relinquish her bus seat to a white man
  2. 5. The first American slave to have a book published
  3. 9. American agricultural scientist who discovered over 300 uses for peanuts
  4. 10. The first African-American brigadier general in the USAF who lead the Tuskegee Airmen
  5. 11. Enslaved woman who aided in the escape of 70 other slaves and was a social activist
  6. 13. Female world-famous author and scholar who wrote books and movies for over 50 years
  7. 15. African-American educator who founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
  8. 17. The first female African-American secretary of state
  9. 18. The first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University
  10. 19. An American minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
Down
  1. 1. An American minister and activist who lead the civil rights movement
  2. 3. The 44th president of the United States
  3. 4. The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
  4. 6. Famous blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
  5. 7. Famous French-born dancer and actor
  6. 8. Famous female author and filmmaker who portrayed racial struggles in her writing
  7. 12. African-American journalist and activist who led a crusade in the United States in the 1890s
  8. 14. The first African-American to earn the title of Secretary of State
  9. 16. African-American slave who wanted freedom and took his case all the way to the supreme court but failed to gain freedom
  10. 20. Male writer who promoted equality in his books and poems