Across
- 1. Music genre developed from the genres of ragtime and blues
- 5. The first state in the United States to have a Black US Senator
- 6. Agricultural scientist born in Missouri
- 7. first all-Black Californian township
Down
- 1. Held the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title for seven years in the early 20th century; big influence to Muhammad Ali
- 2. Benjamin Banneker played a large role in the creation of the blueprints of this American city
- 3. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won eight Grammy's
- 4. The great-uncle of Langston Hughes who was the first Black man to become a lawyer
- 5. Philanthropist who became one of the first Black millionaires