Important Black Figures

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Across
  1. 6. She choreographed for the movie "The Color Purple"
  2. 8. 1st Black woman to have a pilot license
  3. 10. He is a famous Black cartoonist for Marvel, DC, Dark horse & Image
  4. 12. She is a famous Black Olympic gymnast
  5. 14. 1st Black South African president
  6. 15. She is the 1st Black little mermaid
  7. 17. Greatest black boxer of all time
  8. 18. 1st Black female police officer for Seattle
Down
  1. 1. She didn't give up her seat on a bus
  2. 2. Famous black baseball player
  3. 3. As a child, she integrated into an all-white school
  4. 4. She helped free slaves through the underground railroads
  5. 5. She refused to give up her seat and inspired Rosa Parks to do the same
  6. 7. 1st Black woman elected to congress
  7. 9. "I have a dream"
  8. 11. 1st Black president
  9. 13. Spike Lee movie for human rights activist
  10. 16. "Still I Rise" poet