Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. In 1967, ten Torontonians - all with a common West Indian heritage - founded what popular cultural festival
  2. 7. Dr. Maulana Karenga
  3. 8. December 1, 1995
  4. 10. Where MLK give his "I Have a Dream" speech
  5. 12. The route used by slaves in the American South to escape to Canada
  6. 13. First African American to win Nobel Peace Prize
  7. 15. broke three track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State
  8. 17. First black woman to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series
  9. 19. "I have a dream"
  10. 20. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Down
  1. 1. Refused to leave the white only section in movie theater in New Glasglow
  2. 3. The most decorated American gymnast
  3. 4. The first African American Major League Baseball player
  4. 5. America's first self-made female millionaire
  5. 6. Howard University's first female law student and became the first Black woman lawyer in 1872
  6. 9. A group that challenged public segregation and launched voter registration drives for African Americans in 1942 (acronym)
  7. 11. First Black Miss. America
  8. 14. The faster runner in the world
  9. 16. Where the evolution of jazz music began
  10. 18. The first Black child to integrate into an all white public elementary school