Black History Month Crossword

1. She would not sit in the back of the bus
Emancipation
Famous TV mini-series and Alex Haley book
George __ Carver
Famous author Alice writer of the acclaimed novel "The Color Purple"
Festival featuring African-American culture
Music Louis Armstrong played
Boxing legend called "The Greatest"
Basketball superstar Michael
American educator __ McLeod Bethune
Harlem or New York for example
Legendary gospel singer __ Jackson
Wynton Marsalis blows one
Speaker who said "I Have a Dream"
Tennis great Arthur __
Abolitionist __ Brown
Actor Lawrence of Hollywood films
Poet __ Angelou
Jackie Robinson's first position second __
First African-American Supreme Court Justice
Kweisi Mfume is the leader of this organization
Reason for many marches
Basketball star O'Neal to fans
First name of the black leader who wrote "Soul on Ice"
Nickname for musical legend Charlie Parker
Music legend __ Basie
Place where Motown Records was founded
TV star Bernie __
Comedian who had a hit show playing father Cliff Huxtable
Popular black magazine
Black History month
Baseball's all-time home run champion
Former ambassador to the United Nations and mayor of Atlanta
Abolitionist who escaped from slavery Frederick
Player with a record 73 home runs in one season. Barry __
Basketball legend and businessman __ Johnson
She led slaves to the Underground Railroad
Founder of the Rainbow Coalition
Name for a female opera star such as Leontyne Price
Best-selling musical artist __ Jackson
It matched the Union against the Confederates
What Halle Berry does
Basketball superstar __ Bryant
First name of 13-down
Last name of 45-across
The artish who is famous for Purple Rain
The Queen of Soul and Voice
First African American to play for the Chicago Cubs
NAACP Leader & Martyr
invented the traffic light signs which are today still used to ensure safety on our roads.
First African American president of the United States
The first licensed African American female piolt
The first Africian American woman physicia in the United States
The first elected African American Congresswoman
The founder of African American Dance Theater