Famous Figures in Black History

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Across
  1. 2. heavy-weight champion & political activist; known for the “rope-a-dope” technique
  2. 6. classically-trained pianist; singer, songwriter, jazz vocalist, & civil rights activist; __________ Simone
  3. 7. chemist whose peanut, sweet potato, & soybean products revolutionized Southern agriculture; _____ Washington Carver
  4. 10. Politically & socially influential personal account; "Autobiography of ________"
  5. 12. first Afro-American winner of Best Actor Oscar; Bahamian-American; ________ Poitier
  6. 13. single-name artist; produced, arranged, composed, & played all 27 instruments on his first album
  7. 14. prolific anti-racist activist; founder of National Rainbow Coalition; Re. ______Jackson
  8. 15. won Brown V. Board of Education; U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1967-1991; _______ Marshall
  9. 17. famous guitarist, vocalist, songwriter; “The King of Blues”
  10. 18. NOLA-born trumpeter, vocalist, and songwriter; “What A Wonderful World”
Down
  1. 1. farmer, mathematician, inventor, astronomer; established the borders of Washington D.C.; Benjamin _______
  2. 3. LA-born entrepreneur, philanthropist, & political/social activist; recorded as the 1st female self-made millionaire; __________ Walker
  3. 4. 1st Black woman & 1st public defender on the U.S. Supreme Court; ______ Brown Jackson
  4. 5. stunt pilot; 1st African-American woman & 1st Native American to hold a pilot license; _____ Coleman
  5. 8. track-and-field athlete; winner of 4 Olympic Gold Medals in 1936; Jesse _______
  6. 9. last name of acclaimed poet, author, singer, historian, & activist; “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”
  7. 11. African-American contralto, world-renowned operatic & concert singer; ________ Anderson
  8. 16. Civil War scout/spy, abolitionist, activist for women’s suffrage; a leader in the Underground Railroad;