Black History Month Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. michael jacksons sister
  2. 4. poet that could speak 6 languages
  3. 5. big easy
  4. 8. minneapolis
  5. 11. books title was inspired by tupac
  6. 12. original name was araminta ross
  7. 17. writer who's works helped raise awareness of racial and sexual opression
  8. 18. celebrates end of slavery, third saturday in june
  9. 21. her real name was isabella baumfree
  10. 22. wrote monster and lockdown
  11. 24. "my music fights against the system that teaches to live and die"
  12. 25. birth name was Michael not Martin
Down
  1. 1. nickname was dippermouth
  2. 3. north star paper
  3. 6. jazz flutist
  4. 7. abolished slavery
  5. 9. boston massacre
  6. 10. changed the way the guitar is played
  7. 13. eviets rednow
  8. 14. only artist to have 7 consecutive #1 hits on billboards top 100
  9. 15. the queen of soul
  10. 16. musical style that originated in the southern united states at the beginning of the 20th century
  11. 19. december 1 1955
  12. 20. he was in les évadés
  13. 23. one of the largest movements in history with 15-26