St. Philip's Episcopal Church Celebrates Black History Month Puzzle #1

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  1. 3. In 1954 he became the first state field secretary of the NAACP.
  2. 5. Large marsupial
  3. 6. Likes to chase mice
  4. 8. She is the 1st African American woman to orbit the earth in 1992.
  5. 9. Jim was an Afr American who played a major role in settling the American West.
  6. 11. Flying mammal
  7. 13. Voting Rights Activist. She ran for Congress in 1964 & 1965.
  8. 14. The first enslaved African to arrive in Florida 1500-1539.
  9. 17. In 1799 he became the 1st African American ordained in the ministry of the M E Church.
  10. 18. "Conductor" Traveled 19 times to escort 300 slaves to freedom.
  11. 19. In 1926 he initiated the celebration of Negro History Week.
  12. 20. The 1st African American to reach the North Pole.
Down
  1. 1. In 1922 during a time of gender and racial discrimination she became the 1st Afri Amer with a pilots license.
  2. 2. Has a trunk
  3. 4. He was the founder of the city of Chicago. Born 1745 in Haiti
  4. 7. Man's best friend
  5. 10. An armed scout & spy for the US Army during the American Civil War.
  6. 12. She co founded the National Asso. of Colored Women.
  7. 15. The First African American president of the Ford Foundation.
  8. 16. Served as chairman of AOL Time Warner, Citigroup & CEO of the NBA's LA Clippers in 2014.