Across
- 2. Conducting what we now knows a the "Underground Railroad"
- 3. First female self-made millionaire in America
- 10. "Do the best you can until you know better."
- 13. The first black player selected to the US Davis Cups Team
- 15. Played center for the National Basketball Association for over 14 years
- 16. The U.S. Supreme Court's first black justice
- 17. One of the first black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, became the first African American to win the Grand Slam event
- 18. Joined the Cotton Club at age 16 and became a civil rights activist
- 19. The first black person to win a Pulitzer Prize for her often reflecting on the struggles of her community
- 20. Early black carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur, and civil rights activist
Down
- 1. Group of black military pilots and airmen that fought in WW2
- 4. The main Dreamgirl
- 5. Declared himself Provisional President of Africa
- 6. 1986 World Champion for the U.S. figure skating team
- 7. Developed large-scale bloodbanks early in WW2
- 8. Considered the best pitcher of all time
- 9. Invinted the three-way traffic light
- 11. Considered the first black poetry publisher
- 12. First black professional baseball player
- 14. One of the most popular basic cable channels targeting black audiences