Black History Month 2024

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Across
  1. 2. First president of South Africa, first black head of state in South Africa
  2. 4. Talented activist, author, singer and poet originally from St. Louis
  3. 7. United States Vice President
  4. 9. Famous civl rights activist
  5. 10. Youngest inaugural poet in US history, youth poet laureate
  6. 14. Olympic athlete who won 4 gold medals for running
  7. 15. Developed over 300 uses for peanuts and other crops
  8. 16. First African American woman in space
  9. 17. Helped over 70 enslaved people escape to freedom
  10. 18. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a dream" speech
Down
  1. 1. First african american female lead dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
  2. 3. Inventor of the super soaker and nerf gun
  3. 5. One of the greatest boxers of all time
  4. 6. Talented baseball player, first African American Major League baseball player
  5. 8. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
  6. 11. First african american student to integrate aschool in the south
  7. 12. Famous jazz musician
  8. 13. Islamic civil rights leader