Across
- 5. Jazz queen #MrsLangi's home state
- 6. Fastest woman in the world 1960s #10eyeC
- 8. multi-billionaire talk show host #OleMiss
- 9. ballet dancer for ABT #SUPERBOWL2022
- 10. advocate for social/economic justice #Glaciers
- 12. sings R.E.S.P.E.C.T #Detroit
- 14. she sat b4 RosaParks #CivilRightsStartedHere
- 18. 3x world champion in 100m hurdles #evergreen
- 20. 1st AA elected to be mayor of this state
- 22. from the Show-Me state, she's #phenomenalwoman
- 23. 1st AA president of the USA #aloha
Down
- 1. civil right activist in sin city
- 2. invented gas masks, traffic light #BUCKEYES
- 3. first self-made female millionaire #mardigra
- 4. known for her speech to impeach Nixon #Cowboys
- 7. Actress in #GoneWithTheWind #DisneyWorld
- 8. musician born in the state of potatoes
- 11. nickname of retired Jazz player: Mailman
- 13. first AA baseball player #Atlanta
- 15. 1st African American woman crowned Miss ND
- 16. Beyonce's husband #bigapple
- 17. 1st AA woman to join tennis tour #SC
- 19. Face of the Civil Rights movement #Selma
- 21. fought for equal rights, underrated #OleMiss