Across
- 2. First president of South Africa, first black head of state in South Africa
- 4. Talented activist, author, singer and poet originally from St. Louis
- 7. United States Vice President
- 9. Famous civl rights activist
- 10. Youngest inaugural poet in US history, youth poet laureate
- 14. Olympic athlete who won 4 gold medals for running
- 15. Developed over 300 uses for peanuts and other crops
- 16. First African American woman in space
- 17. Helped over 70 enslaved people escape to freedom
- 18. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a dream" speech
Down
- 1. First african american female lead dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
- 3. Inventor of the super soaker and nerf gun
- 5. One of the greatest boxers of all time
- 6. Talented baseball player, first African American Major League baseball player
- 8. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
- 11. First african american student to integrate aschool in the south
- 12. Famous jazz musician
- 13. Islamic civil rights leader