New Orleans Black History

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Across
  1. 2. Brave Bridges
  2. 5. P.B.S. _____, first black governor in the United States
  3. 7. Notorious Storyville Madam White
  4. 8. _____ NOLA, group responsible for the removal of Confederate monuments in 2017
  5. 10. New Orleans' first black mayor
  6. 11. New Orleans' only all-black parading krewe
  7. 13. Mardi Gras Indian chant featured in the song Iko Iko, also a beer from Abita
  8. 15. Housing project where police and Black Panthers clashed in 1970
  9. 16. Plantation rededicated as a museum and monument to Louisiana's enslaved peoples
  10. 17. Famed Freedom Rider O.C. _____
Down
  1. 1. The first public library for black people in New Orleans, now a YMCA
  2. 3. Historical Black College that celebrated its 150 anniversary in 2019
  3. 4. _____ Beach, the stretch of Lake Ponchartrain reserved for African Americans during segregation
  4. 6. Leah Chase's home base
  5. 8. Troy Andrews' instrument
  6. 9. New Orleans' historical black Main street
  7. 12. Big Chief Montana who presided over the Mardi Gras Indians for over 50 years
  8. 14. Research Center and Archive named for a famous slave ship rebellion