Naomi Scalici's Black History Month crossword project

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  1. 2. The first female African-American secretary of state
  2. 4. A born slave who was famous for suing his masters for his freedom
  3. 10. An African-American agricultural scientist who is known for creating hundreds of products with peanuts
  4. 12. One of the most well-known leaders of the Underground Railroad
  5. 13. A civil rights activist who helped lead the Niagara movement and helped form the NAACP
  6. 14. A French dancer and actress who was the first African-American to star in a movie
  7. 15. A Tuskegee airman who was known for being the first African-American commander in an integrated fighter wing
  8. 18. A Black Nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement and was the founder of the UNIA
  9. 19. A guitarist and blues singer who was called "King of the Blues"
  10. 20. A civil rights activist who was one of the most well known proponent of Black Nationalism
Down
  1. 1. Founder of Tuskegee University and was an educator and civil rights leader
  2. 3. A famous author from the Harlem Renaissance who was best known for their book "Their Eyes were Watching God"
  3. 5. A famous African-American diplomat and soldier who also served as Secretary of the United States
  4. 6. An activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s
  5. 7. A poet who was considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  6. 8. A civil rights activist best known for not giving up their seat on a segregated bus
  7. 9. A civil rights activist best known for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  8. 11. The first slave to have a published book
  9. 16. The first African-American president of the United States
  10. 17. African-American memoirist and poet who wrote the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"