Black History Month

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  1. 4. First African-American to play in the Major Leagues (Baseball)
  2. 7. First African-American to travel into space
  3. 9. First SELF-MADE millionaire (female)
  4. 12. First African-American woman elected to U.S. Congress
  5. 14. African-American author of the book "I know why the caged bird sings"
  6. 15. She didn't want to give up her seat on the bus
  7. 16. African American gymnast who became the most decorated in world championship history
Down
  1. 1. Casted as King T'Challa in the movie "Black Panther"
  2. 2. Martin Luther King Jr. gave an iconic speech in 1963 called the "___________"
  3. 3. The "Queen of Jazz"
  4. 5. African American musician who broke the streaming records with their 2022 album Renaissance
  5. 6. inventor of the traffic light and the gas mask
  6. 8. the first African American filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
  7. 10. First African-American president
  8. 11. The leading scorer in NBA History
  9. 13. First African-American Supreme Court justice