Black History Month

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Across
  1. 4. _____ Neale Hurston, female author during the Harlem Renaissance
  2. 6. Phillis _______, first African-American published poet
  3. 8. Ralph _____, author of "Invisible Man"
  4. 9. Toni Morrison wrote "The Bluest Eye" and this famous novel
  5. 11. W.E.B. Du _____, co-founder of the NAACP
  6. 12. _____ Coates, wrote extensively about reparations & was praised by Obama
Down
  1. 1. "The Color _____", novel later translated to Broadway & film
  2. 2. Frederick _______, one of America's most influential abolitionists
  3. 3. _____ Baldwin who wrote about masculinity, sexuality, race, & class
  4. 5. Maya _____, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  5. 7. "The ____ U Give" novel by Angie Thomas
  6. 10. "Brown Girl ____" by Jacqueline Woodson