| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HALE | First American executed for spying |
| SINCLAIRLEWIS | First American Nobelist for Literature |
| ESL | Subj. for a first-generation American, maybe |
| PRYOR | First recipient of Mark Twain Prize for American Humor |
| SETON | ... Hall University, named for the first American-born Catholic saint |
| HALLEBERRY | First African-American to win the Oscar for Best Actress |
| TUSKEGEE | Training site for certain WWII airmen, first African American fighter pilots |
| ASHE | First African-American selected for a U.S. Davis Cup team |
| SLADE | First name of a senator being targeted for defeat in November by Native American groups |
