Rondo Crossword

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  1. 1. Black newspaper published in St. Paul from 1885 - 1923.
  2. 4. The first name of the only person to have been drafted by teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in Rondo.
  3. 5. The first name of one of the first African American lawyers, who was a pioneer in early desegregation and civil rights cases.
  4. 8. A guidebook that helped Black travelers navigate segregation in the U.S. from 1936 to 1966. The Rondo neighborhood had several sites listed in this guidebook.
  5. 11. Minnesota’s largest African-American sponsored festival, founded in 1983.
  6. 14. The first name of St. Paul’s Mayor, who grew up in Rondo as the son of one of St. Paul’s first Black police officers and a teacher.
  7. 17. Minnesota’s oldest Black church, founded during the Civil War in 1863 by enslaved people who had escaped from Missouri.
  8. 18. The oldest continuously operating high school in Minnesota.
  9. 19. Social club founded in 1919 as a networking group for African American professionals who were often excluded from other groups.
  10. 20. The name of the nonprofit advocating for a land bridge on top of Interstate-94.
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  1. 2. Award-winning African American theater based in Rondo, founded in 1976.
  2. 3. A suffragist & civil rights leader that led the Everywoman Suffrage Club, an African-American suffragist group that helped women win the right to vote in Minnesota.
  3. 6. A public space located at the corner of Fisk and Rondo Avenue that commemorates the history of Rondo through 20 exhibit panels, a brick path, rain gardens, and chimes.
  4. 7. Name of a social club founded in 1928 that established a credit union and food co-op in Rondo.
  5. 9. The workers at Union Depot in St. Paul (many of them from Rondo) who greeted visitors, carried their luggage, and provided assistance around the train station.
  6. 10. The civil rights leader raised in Rondo who was the executive director of the NAACP from 1955-1977.
  7. 12. The first name of the very first female police officer in St. Paul. As a kid, she played basketball on Hallie Q. Brown women’s teams, softball at Oxford playground, and speed skating champion at Como Park Lake. After retiring she was elected to City Council.
  8. 13. The first name of the American educator, activist, and suffragist who is the namesake of the Rondo community center founded in 1929. A suffragist is someone who advocates for the right to vote, especially for women.
  9. 15. Photographer, filmmaker, writer, and poet who moved to Rondo at fifteen years old and became a photographer for Life magazine.
  10. 16. First woman to play professional baseball regularly in a major men's league. She grew up in Rondo.