Black History

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Across
  1. 2. First African American woman elected to Congress
  2. 4. Defeated Connors at Wimbledon in 1973
  3. 5. First African American to win an Oscar
  4. 7. Popular African American Magazine
  5. 11. the 4th Black player in MLB, named MVP 3 times
  6. 13. Current Pastor of the Historic Solid Rock Baptist Church
  7. 14. Co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  8. 16. Blues singer, Bessie
  9. 17. Nickname of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong
  10. 19. Civil Rights Movement nemesis when led by J. Edgar Hoover
  11. 20. Had hit song, "What's Love Got to Do With It"
Down
  1. 1. First African American woman to go to space
  2. 3. First African American President of the United States
  3. 4. Famous theater in Harlem, NY
  4. 6. Directed the movie, "Get on the Bus"
  5. 8. The Little Rock ____
  6. 9. Boxing's "Greatest"
  7. 10. Homerun king
  8. 12. MLK Jr., Medgar Evers, and Malcolm's fate
  9. 15. LaSalle starred in this hit TV drama
  10. 18. Oprah Winfrey's production company