Black History is Our History

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Across
  1. 4. Muslim activist, "by any means necessary"
  2. 6. Renowned poet of "And Still I Rise"
  3. 10. Painter, a sometimes friend of Warhol's
  4. 13. Recent civil rights organization/movement, abv.
  5. 15. Bit an ear off
  6. 16. State, the birthplace of Rosa Parks
  7. 19. Filmmaker Spike
  8. 20. All-black team of WWII airmen
  9. 22. Original first-name of Abdul-Jabbar
  10. 23. Plays Donkey in Shrek
  11. 25. Boycotted in Montgomery from 1955-1956
  12. 26. Star of Sister Act
  13. 30. self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”
  14. 32. Rapper, "California Love"
  15. 33. President before Trump
  16. 34. Scott, fought for citizenship, lost in Supreme Court
  17. 35. The act of ending a system, practice, or institution
Down
  1. 1. The site of a tragic church bombing that killed 4 girls
  2. 2. Killed by cops in 2020, "I can't breathe"
  3. 3. He's gon' give it to ya
  4. 5. "WAP" artist
  5. 7. "That's So _____!"
  6. 8. Best kind is Sweet Potato
  7. 9. First African-American Oscar winner
  8. 11. Boy murdered for alleged catcalling
  9. 12. Musical genre, Christian
  10. 14. Gave "I Have A Dream" speech, abbr.
  11. 16. Killed by 3 white men while jogging
  12. 17. AKA Ebonics, a dialect of American English, abbr.
  13. 18. Boxer, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
  14. 21. Alton-born Trumpet player, Jazz star
  15. 24. Abolitionist, writer, and orator known for his brilliant autobiography, died 1895
  16. 27. Recently-passed star of "In the Heat of the Night"
  17. 28. "Ol' Man River" bass-baritone
  18. 29. Author of "The Fire Next Time", "Giovanni's Room"
  19. 31. Watery passage taken by enslaved peoples, most died