Black important figures

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Across
  1. 6. Vaughan – NASA “human computer”; first Black supervisor at NACA (later NASA).
  2. 7. Carmichael (Kwame Ture) – Civil rights activist who popularized the term “Black Power.”
  3. 8. Miller – Navy cook during WWII who manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was awarded for heroism.
  4. 13. Lou Hamer – Voting rights activist who helped organize the Freedom Summer and spoke at the 1964 DNC.
  5. 16. Till-Mobley – Mother of Emmett Till; her decision to hold an open-casket funeral helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.
  6. 17. Lacks – Her cells (HeLa cells) were taken without consent and became vital for medical research.
  7. 20. Rustin – Civil rights strategist and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; organized the 1963 March on Washington.
Down
  1. 1. Brooks – First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
  2. 2. Colvin – Refused to give up her bus seat at age 15, before Rosa Parks; helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  3. 3. G. Woodson – Historian who created Black History Week, the precursor to Black History Month.
  4. 4. Smalls – Former enslaved
  5. 5. Henson – Arctic explorer; likely the first person to reach the North Pole.
  6. 9. Butler – Award-winning science fiction author, known for exploring race and power.
  7. 10. Morgan – Inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal.
  8. 11. Turnbo Malone – One of the first Black women millionaires; built a hair care empire and funded education for Black students.
  9. 12. Baker – Behind-the-scenes civil rights organizer who mentored many young leaders.
  10. 14. Banneker – Self-taught mathematician and astronomer; helped plan Washington, D.C.
  11. 15. Wheatley – First published African American poet, published a book of poems in 1773.
  12. 16. P. Johnson – Black transgender activist and key figure in the Stonewall Uprising.
  13. 18. Hampton – Young charismatic leader in the Black Panther Party; was assassinated at age 21.
  14. 19. who hijacked a Confederate ship and later served in the U.S. Congress.