Black History Month Crossword Puzzle! created by Mark Saba

Gave the 'I have a dream' speech
Famous for not moving to the back of the bus
First African-American student to attend an all-white public elementary school in the South
First African-American president
Hall of fame African-American basketball player
Self taught, was an almanac author, surveyor, farmer, astronomer and mathematician
Abolitionist, worked on the Underground Railroad
Persuaded Abraham Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation, credited as the founder of the American civil rights movement
Speaker and preacher, gave the 'Ain't I A Woman' speech
Supported the establishment of a national holiday for her husband
First African-American Supreme court justice
America's leading black educator at the start of the 20th century
Botanist and inventor, known to be a peanut genius
First Lady from 2009-2017
Spent 27 years in prison in South Africa, but went on to become the country's first black president
Famous poet, wrote the "And Still I Rise" repetition poem
Talk-show host of her own TV show
Famous baseball player, was the first African-American player to be in Major League
Olympic sprinter, battled many diseases including polio at a young age
First African-American to earn a doctorate degree from an American university