Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. Frequent use of your imagination*
  2. 3. The quality of being fair and impartial.
  3. 8. American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
  4. 10. Widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time
  5. 12. Music genre created by former slaves after the Civil War
  6. 15. American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  7. 17. A peaceful protester who countered prejudice in the United States
  8. 20. American astrophysicist who studied at Harvard University
  9. 25. First black woman to work for NASA
  10. 26. A form of helping each other
  11. 27. A dance style that originated from African folk dances
  12. 29. American contemporary painter and silhouettist
  13. 30. Professional tennis player
  14. 31. Best selling artist in the US for 2009
Down
  1. 1. The first African-American US president.
  2. 4. The state of being free from outside controlb
  3. 5. never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
  4. 6. Calculated critical calculations of orbital mechanics
  5. 7. Also known as "The Fresh Prince"
  6. 9. First black woman to win gold in olympic swimming.
  7. 11. A movement that began in July 2013
  8. 13. Created and performed the Madea character
  9. 14. Trumpet player nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops"
  10. 16. "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
  11. 18. The state of being equal
  12. 19. Prominent activist who was a former slave
  13. 21. American poet, writer, and professor.
  14. 22. I have a _____
  15. 23. Known as "the first lady of civil rights"
  16. 24. 49th vice president
  17. 28. Black History Month