Across
- 2. James Weldon _______ - wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which later became known as the Black National Anthem
- 4. Curtis Lee ______ - his song "People Get Ready" was ranked at no. 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
- 6. an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell
- 7. Marie Selika ________ became the first black artist to perform at the White House in 1878
- 8. Louis _______ - one of the century's most recognized and beloved musicians
- 10. Phillis ______ - first black woman to become a poet of note in the US
- 12. Tina ________ - known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"
Down
- 1. which amendment ended slavery in the US?
- 3. Jimi _________ - his career had a lifetime’s worth of influence on the rock genre and how the electric guitar is played today
- 5. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win this in 1939
- 7. Stevie ________ - went blind as an infant and went on to become one of the most dynamic and significant musicians of all time
- 9. Nina _________ - one of the most revered and outspoken musicians throughout the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
- 11. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of _______