Black History Month

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Across
  1. 4. changed the medical community's understanding of plasma
  2. 5. refused to get out of her seat
  3. 6. used dance as a form of activism; is known for "Revelations"
  4. 8. Christian minister who championed the Civil Rights Movement
  5. 9. attended Yale and served as the first Black female judge
  6. 10. heavyweight boxing champion
Down
  1. 1. exposed racism and homophobia through his novels and plays; "Notes of a Native Son"
  2. 2. first Black pilot to receive license
  3. 3. first Black woman elected to Congress
  4. 7. "Young women, young men of color,/we add our voices to the voices of your ancestors/who speak to you over ancient seas/and across impossible mountain tops."