Genesys Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The first commercially successful rap record.
  2. 5. The 9 Black Greek Letter Organizations that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
  3. 6. Won the women's 100-meter dash setting a new Olympic record in 1960.
  4. 8. Created a geoid that proved essential for developing Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
  5. 10. Founded in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.
  6. 11. Institutions of higher education in the United States primarily serving African Americans.
  7. 14. A whiskey distiller from Tenessee who perfected the Lincoln County method of distilling.
  8. 15. The first black woman elected to congress in 1968.
Down
  1. 1. Created over 500 new products made from peanuts and sweet potatoes.
  2. 2. Referred to as the "Father of Black History".
  3. 4. Titled "Life Every Voice and Sing", is a hymn written by James Weldon Johnson.
  4. 7. The Drum Major of Justice
  5. 9. A Greenwood neighborhood of Tusla, OK, that was an African- American self-sufficient prosperous business district.
  6. 12. ____ together
  7. 13. A comprehensive guide for black travelers.