Black History Month Crossword by Daniel Gleyzer

4. Not very well known, but he was born in Africa in the late 1600s and went on to become one of Russia's best and most respected military generals and engineers. He was the great-grandfather of Pushkin, Eastern Europe's most famous writer.
6. One of the founders of the NAACP, he was an author and academic. He met with the president of Ghana at 93 years old.
10. A writer during the Harlem Renaissance, he exposed the situation of low-income African Americans through his novels and poems.

1. He was one of the earliest influencers of civil rights. He escaped from slavery in 1838.
2. One of the world's most famous jazz composers, he revolutionized the genre and received numerous honors and medals for his contribution.
3. She made the flight to the moon possible, as well as becoming one of NASA's most renowned physicists and mathematicians. She had a whole movie made about the story of her and her co-workers.
5. One of the most influential African American preachers of history. He has a dedicated federal holiday.
7. A playwright and novelist, he fought against poverty and inequality through his books and plays. He also traveled to France and Switzerland.
8. He was a preacher in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was freed from slavery in 1780. He opened a school and preached sermons at the church he opened.
9. The most prominent African American woman of the early civil rights movement of the 1950s.