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African-American Writers

Celebrate Black History Month by solving this crossword about notable African-American writers from the past and present. Tip: Use a writer's full name, and include spaces!
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This Ralph Ellision classic novel was published in 1952 and begins with the line "I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."
This woman author is a multi-faceted writer who dabbled in poetry, cultural criticism, and novels. Her work is diverse, but osme of her best known peices are "Sister Outside" and "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name."
Most notable for being the first African-American woman to have a play on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry's pioneering work was titled:
Focusing much of her work on the Black urban poor, this poet was the first African-American to win a Pulitzer prize.
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Widely credited as the first African-American to publish a book of poetry, this woman poet used biblical allusions to tell stories about Black colonial life.
Etheridge Knight was a justice-impacted Civil Rights era poet who focused on topics like freedom, imprisonment, and human similarity in his seminal work:
Focusing his work on anti-racist social tecahinings, this author was the youngest person to ever win a National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Writing works such as "Native Son" and "Black Boy," this author focused on exploring systematic racial and economic discrimination in America.
This author is best known for writing African-American historical fiction that inspired a broad public interest in genealogy. Two of his most notable works are "Queen" and "Roots."