Black History Month Crossword: Notable African-Americans
Across
- 3. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- 5. First female African-American astronaut
- 6. Refused to give up her seat on a bus, an action
- 9. First African-American secretary of state
- 12. First African-American awarded the Nobel Prize in literature
- 15. Often called the Queen of Soul, this singer performed at Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's inaugurations
- 16. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- 17. Notable African-American scientist; often credited with inventing peanut butter
- 18. First male African-American Grammy winner
Down
- 1. Most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century
- 2. Notable boxer famous for saying "I am the greatest"
- 4. Wrote the novel Invisible Man
- 7. First African-American man to win an Oscar for best actor
- 8. First African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; first African-American woman to run for president
- 9. Founder of Negro History Week, precursor to Black History Month
- 10. Cofounder of the NAACP
- 11. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a Dream" speech
- 13. First African-American Major League Baseball player
- 14. Opera singer who gave a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial when she was banned from performing at Constitution Hall