Across
- 5. First black person to win he Nobel Peace Prize
- 8. Black History Month
- 12. An estimated 100,000 people escaped to the North
- 13. Gone With The Wind Academy Award winner
- 14. Character based on black cowboy Bass Reeves
- 16. First black woman to lead a U.S. military operation
- 17. Creator of Black History Month
Down
- 1. First colony to ban slavery
- 2. Godmother of Rock 'N' Roll
- 3. First African American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court
- 4. First World Heavyweight Champion
- 6. First black University to grant degrees in the U.S.
- 7. A comprehensive guide for black travelers
- 9. First black cable car conductor in San Francisco
- 10. Founded in 1906 at Cornell University
- 11. Topic of Netflix series Self Made
- 15. Famous Brooklyn Dodger