Black History Month Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Carrie Best started writing poetry when she was ______ years old
  2. 6. Chloe Cooleys attempt to break free caught the attention of_____________
  3. 9. He was the first Black letter carrier in Canada
  4. 11. She was a civil rights activist and entrepreneur
  5. 12. She was a broadcaster and activist
  6. 13. People didn't know what happened to Chloe Cooley after she was taken to __________
  7. 14. Carrie Best had her own radio show in ___________
  8. 16. In _______, Viola Desmond became the face of the Canadian $10 bill
  9. 19. Mr. Simcoe tried to bring forward a law to _________
  10. 20. Slavery was abolished in _______
  11. 22. Mr. Alexander has ______ schools named after him
Down
  1. 1. Adam Vrooman kidnapped Cooley on _________, with the help of two men
  2. 3. Mr. Alexander became the first Black Canadian Lieutenant-Governor in ________
  3. 4. This was one of the first newspapers in Nova Scotia owned by a Black person
  4. 5. He was a politician and abolitionist
  5. 7. In the late _______, rumours were going around that slavery could be abolished
  6. 8. Canada celebrates Lincoln Alexander Day every __________
  7. 10. ______ people saw the kidnapping happen and reported it
  8. 15. He became the first Black Canadian elected to Parliament in 1968
  9. 17. She was a civil rights activist
  10. 18. She was a slave from Queenston in Upper Canada
  11. 21. Mr. Jackson delivered mail for _____ years