Black History Month

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Across
  1. 6. First African-American in MLB
  2. 7. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  3. 8. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  4. 10. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  5. 13. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  6. 15. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  7. 16. Bus Boycott location
  8. 18. First state to abolish slavery
  9. 19. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show
  10. 20. First African-American elected to the US Senate
  11. 22. First Black woman in Congress
  12. 23. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
Down
  1. 1. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for signing “What a Wonderful World”
  2. 2. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  3. 3. this amendment abolished slavery
  4. 4. Black History Month
  5. 5. Emancipation Proclamation
  6. 9. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  7. 11. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  8. 12. First African American to win an Academy Award
  9. 14. First African-American President in U.S. history
  10. 17. The “King of Pop”
  11. 21. Father of Black History