Black history month assignment

6. Escaped slavery and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 similarly-enslaved people
8. The first black woman to star in a major motion picture
9. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community
15. An American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States
16. An enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott decision"
17. One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
18. An American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
19. Promoted equality through his poetry, novels, plays, essays, and children's books
20. One of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement in America

1. An American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
2. Autobiographical author
3. An American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion
4. 44th and first black president of America
5. American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
7. The first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing
10. The first African-American Secretary of State
11. Author of ¨Their Eyes were Watching God¨
12. The current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
13. The first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University
14. The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association