Across
- 5. Politician and attorney who served as the 44th president
- 7. Activist in the civil rights movement, best known for the Montgomery bus boycott
- 9. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, author, writer and editor
- 12. Born into slavery and rose to become a leading African American intellectual. He found what is now Tuskegee University
- 13. Poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist from Joplin Missouri
- 15. published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry
- 16. Born French, French Resistance agent
- 17. African American Muslim minister and human rights activist
- 19. Enslaved African American man in the United States who successfully sued for his freedom
Down
- 1. Diplomat, politician scientist, and civil servant
- 2. Born into slavery, she escaped and rescued 70 enslaved people, using the Underground Railroad
- 3. Scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using, peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans
- 4. Author, anthropologist, and filmmaker
- 5. Singer-songwriter,guitarist, and record producer
- 6. Jamaican political activist
- 8. Enslaved person, was one of the best known poets in 19th century american
- 10. Founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- 11. Politician diplomat and retired four star general who served as the 65th secretary
- 14. United States Air force general and commander of the War II Tuskegee Airmen
- 18. African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader of the civil rights movement