Across
- 2. President Obama gave Angelou the Presidential Medal of _________.
- 5. A ______ is a certain way of speaking.
- 8. Langston Hughes won a scholarship to _______ University.
- 9. Langston Hughes was a leader of the ______ Renaissance.
- 11. In the 1960s, the South was ________, so black people were not allowed in many places.
Down
- 1. Hughes’ first book was called, “Not Without ______”.
- 3. What state were both Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes born in?
- 4. Which president was being inaugurated when Amanda Gorman read her poem?
- 6. In his teens, Hughes started to write _____.
- 7. Angelou’s most famous work is named, “I Know Why the ____ Bird Sings”.
- 10. What kind of music inspired Hughes?