Influential Americans
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- 4. Louis Armstrong performed mostly this type of music
- 9. this singer was given the title "Queen of Soul"
- 11. Simone Biles has great talent in this sport
- 12. this former president was born in Hawaii
- 14. Benjamin O.Davis Jr. was the first African-American with this title in the Air Force
- 16. artist who created disturbing scenes that some thought were racist
- 17. Rosa Parks played a large part in this protest which helped end segregation on buses
- 19. Harriet Tubman helped many escape slavery on this secret passage
- 21. this man went from being a slave to a deputy U.S. marshall
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- 1. George Washington Carver found many uses for this common farmed product
- 2. Muhammad Ali won many awards as a participant in this sport
- 3. Serena Williams has many titles for this sport
- 5. first name of an influential writer and poet who was born in 1928
- 6. LeBron James broke Michael Jordan's record in this sport
- 7. this brave soldier was born in 1892 in New York
- 8. this professor believed in segregation even though this was controversial
- 10. a little girl that faced great challenges when she went to an all white school
- 13. this current musician has won Emmies and Grammies for her singing
- 15. Mae Jemison had this title when she went on her first mission
- 16. this author was the first African-American Pullitzer Prize winner
- 18. one of the first black millionaires
- 20. Jackie Robinson helped end segregation on this baseball team