Across
- 6. Noted novelist and social critic
- 7. The inclusion of different types of people
- 8. A right fought for through voting rights campaigns
- 13. First Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor
- 14. Famous institute founded by Booker T. Washington
- 16. Sought in all aspects of life and law
- 18. End of a painful era of slavery
- 20. A music genre that originated in African American communities
Down
- 1. Abolitionist and author of 'Narrative of the Life'
- 2. To introduce something new, a common thread in Black history
- 3. Anti-apartheid revolutionary from South Africa
- 4. What civil rights activists fight for
- 5. Civil Rights icon who took a historic bus ride
- 9. Celebrated poet and author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
- 10. Leader known for his dream of equality
- 11. The ultimate goal of civil rights movements
- 12. Rich traditions and customs celebrated during this month
- 15. A New York neighborhood central to Black culture
- 17. First Black president of the United States
- 19. Conductor of the Underground Railroad