Influential Figures Crossword

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  1. 2. Who was the first person to be named the National Youth Poet Laureate
  2. 5. Around how many years ago was the Air Jordan shoe introduced?
  3. 7. Who became a symbol of power after challenging colonial powers in Haiti?
  4. 8. How many world records did Jesse Owens break in the Big Ten Championships in 1935?
  5. 9. Who was the first ever astronaut of African-American descent?
  6. 10. Who refused to sit at the back of the bus and figure-headed the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
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  1. 1. Evaristo wrote Girl, Woman, _____.
  2. 3. What was Mary Seacole's nickname?
  3. 4. Who was the very first African-American and self-identifying Native American woman to hold an international pilot's licence?
  4. 6. Who was the first Black woman to be appointed to a history professional chair?