Black History Month Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. African American mathematician and NASA researcher who played a vital role in the success of the first US crewed spaceflights
  2. 2. First African-American President of the United States
  3. 4. First state to abolish slavery
  4. 5. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  5. 7. This amendment abolished slavery
  6. 8. Musical form born out of the blues
  7. 13. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  8. 14. Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  9. 15. First African-American in the MLB
  10. 17. The 'King of Pop' and first African-American entertainer with a large crossover fan base on music television
  11. 18. The 'Queen of jazz'
Down
  1. 1. First African American Vice President of the United States
  2. 3. Wrote the emancipation proclamation
  3. 6. Wrote the famous I Have A Dream speech
  4. 9. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' who revolutionized jazz and popular music
  5. 10. First African American woman in Congress
  6. 11. both the first African American and the first woman to hold the post of Librarian of Congress
  7. 12. First African-American to win an academy award
  8. 16. Wrote the hit single What's Going On