Across
- 2. the most famous male pop singer, died in 2009 ("Beat it!")
- 5. slavery was wide-spread in this part of today's United States
- 8. a current movement against police violence
- 11. a famous male gangster rapper, named after a small amount of money
- 13. gave the influential "I have a dream" speech
Down
- 1. a very successful female musician, reminding you that if you like something, you "should put a ring on it"
- 3. the first name of the first Black First Lady (wife of the president)
- 4. a famous female talkshow host
- 6. a farm in the South where slaves were forced to work
- 7. a movement against discrimination in the 1960s
- 9. the state with the highest number of Black people
- 10. didn't want to give up her seat to a white person
- 12. a war between the North and South (1861-65) about the issue of slavery