black history month crossword

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  1. 3. Wrote a poem for George Washington
  2. 4. Made the Chicago detender news paper
  3. 7. Saved many people from the underground railroads of slavery
  4. 8. First African American football player
  5. 11. One of the greatest basketball players of all time and helped make basketball a popular sport
  6. 14. X Turned his jail cell into a library and educated himself
  7. 15. Helped activists speak out for their rights
  8. 18. Founded N.A.A.C.P
  9. 19. Won 11 Olympic medals
  10. 20. jr. Graduated high school at the age of 15 and spoke one of the most famous speeches known today
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  1. 1. Calculated the path for Apollo 11
  2. 2. Was a scientist who loved cooking and helped black people be able to work in the lab
  3. 5. Jordan First black women senator from Texas
  4. 6. Rock nine first African American students to integrate and join an all whites school
  5. 9. Broke the major league baseball barrier in 1947
  6. 10. An activist and film maker
  7. 12. First African American platoon to fly plains
  8. 13. Was a blind man who had a hit single when he was only 13 and wrote happy birthday for MLK
  9. 16. Made the cure for baby blue syndrome
  10. 17. Invented the gass mask and the 1st 3 way traffic light