African American studies

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Across
  1. 2. The last name of the family whose home was taken by the City of Piedmont.
  2. 3. Genre mixing Black history with sci-fi.
  3. 6. Movement focused on Black pride in art.
  4. 8. When different groups work together for a common goal, like the Anti-Apartheid movement.
  5. 10. Modern director who uses horror to tell stories about the Black experience.
  6. 13. The athlete who broke the MLB color barrier.
  7. 14. Boxer who protested the Vietnam War.
  8. 15. Althea ______ was the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam in tennis.
  9. 16. Legal rules once used in housing deeds to keep Black people from buying homes.
Down
  1. 1. Combining many subjects like history and art, which is how Black Studies works.
  2. 2. Eminent ______ is when the government takes private property for public use.
  3. 4. The practice of denying home loans based on neighborhood race.
  4. 5. Invaded in 1935, sparking global Black solidarity.
  5. 7. Athlete who famously knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality.
  6. 9. Led the "Back to Africa" movement.
  7. 11. Famous play by Lorraine Hansberry about a family dealing with housing discrimination.
  8. 12. Large-scale movement of Black families to Northern cities for jobs.