A.A.L Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a musical genre from the deep south sung by african americans in their work songs and spirituals
  2. 4. the motherland
  3. 7. where the harlem renaissance took place
  4. 8. the south instituted laws known as the black codes
  5. 12. published research on hoodoo, an american author and filmmaker
  6. 15. born to enslaved parents, a poet, novelist and short story writer.
  7. 17. an african american writer born into slavery in north carolina
  8. 18. the form of musical art during the harlem renaissance
  9. 19. received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary awards, was an american poet , memorist, and civil rights activist
  10. 20. the movement of many african americans from the south to the north.
Down
  1. 2. liberation
  2. 3. a problem faced by many african americans or people of color still till this day
  3. 5. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry
  4. 6. escaped slavery, becoming a national leader of the abolitionist movement
  5. 9. an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics
  6. 10. a stage in which millions of enslaved africans were forcibly transported to the americas
  7. 11. an account or major portion of the life of a fugitive or former slave.
  8. 13. state/ local laws enforcing racial segregation
  9. 14. an enslaved child in africa , then taken to the caribbean to later be sold to a royal navy officer
  10. 16. born in west africa, was the first african american author of a published book of poetry.