black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month 2021-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This war was fought between the Northern and Southern states
  2. The condition of being free or freed; liberty.
  3. ________________ King Jr was a civil rights leader that practiced peaceful protests
  4. Means to get rid of or do away with
  5. Means to separate or place apart from others or from the majority of a group, people, or the like; isolate.
  6. A large farm or estate used for growing rubber, cotton, or other crops to sell.
  7. Means to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races.
  8. _____________ The president that abolished slavery in southern states when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
  9. a secret system established by former slaves and abolitionists before the U.S. Civil War to help fugitive slaves reach places of safety.
  10. This was a nickname for the slave Araminta Ross
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  1. A person in charge of running and maintaining a property such as a plantation or landed estate.
  2. The state that B. T. Washington was born in
  3. The group of states known as The Union during the Civil War
  4. Harriet _________ was an escaped slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad
  5. Means to get free
  6. ___________ T. Washington walked 500 miles to reach the Hampton Institute
  7. The group of states known as The Confederacy during the Civil War
  8. the owning of people by other people; bondage.
  9. ________ Douglass was an escaped slave; advisor to President Lincoln during the Civil War
  10. The state that Frederick D. and Harriet T. were born in

20 Clues: Means to get free • Means to get rid of or do away with • The state that B. T. Washington was born in • The condition of being free or freed; liberty. • the owning of people by other people; bondage. • This was a nickname for the slave Araminta Ross • The state that Frederick D. and Harriet T. were born in • The group of states known as The Union during the Civil War • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Parks, buss boycott
  2. singer
  3. X, Muslim minister
  4. B Wells, journalist
  5. Rice, knwown as "Condi"
  6. O. Davis, american commanding officer
  7. Washington Carver, scientist
  8. Jr, baptist minster
  9. Wheatley, author
  10. scott, enslaved man
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  1. Tubman, underground railroad
  2. Powell, 65th secretary
  3. Hughes,columnist form Joplin
  4. Garvey, Jamaican activist
  5. E. B. Du Bois, Sociologist
  6. Obama, black president
  7. Baker, French entertainer
  8. neale hurston, anthropologist
  9. Angelou, Female poet
  10. T. Washington, educator

20 Clues: singer • Wheatley, author • X, Muslim minister • Parks, buss boycott • B Wells, journalist • Jr, baptist minster • scott, enslaved man • Angelou, Female poet • Powell, 65th secretary • Obama, black president • Rice, knwown as "Condi" • T. Washington, educator • Garvey, Jamaican activist • Baker, French entertainer • E. B. Du Bois, Sociologist • Tubman, underground railroad • ...

Black History Month 2018-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. In 1885 Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
  2. What sport did Arthur Ashe excel in?
  3. Which Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
  4. What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
  5. In what city did the National Guard try to prevent nine black students from attending a segregated school in 1957?
  6. What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?
  7. Who shot Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968?
  8. Which president signed the Emancipation Act?
  9. She was the first African American to publish a book of poetry.
  10. With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans the right to do in the United States?
  11. Whose proposal that Congress consider civil rights legislation culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
  12. Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?
  13. Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?
  14. This state was the first to elect a black governor.
  15. Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
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  1. An all-white jury acquitted J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of whom?
  2. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
  3. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
  4. He made his major league debut On April 15, 1947 before a crowd of 26,623 spectators at Ebbets Field.
  5. Who was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that upheld the legal doctrine of "separate but equal?"
  6. Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?
  7. Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
  8. In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.
  9. Who broke three track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State in 1935?
  10. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
  11. She was the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire.
  12. The PGA was considered "Caucasian Only" until which golfer joined in 1960?
  13. Her 1969 autobiography, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, was the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.
  14. She was arrested Dec. 1, 1955, after refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger.

29 Clues: What sport did Arthur Ashe excel in? • What was Muhammad Ali's original name? • Which president signed the Emancipation Act? • Who shot Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968? • Which Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.? • Who is considered the "Father of Black History"? • This state was the first to elect a black governor. • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-29

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Lead singer of Destiny's Child
  2. Blind child prodigy
  3. Lead singer of The Supremes
  4. King of Pop
  5. Father of Rock and Roll
  6. First lady of song
  7. Started out with the Commodores
  8. Greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock
  9. Georgia on his mind
  10. American virtuoso trumpeter and composer
  11. Queen of soul
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  1. Turner
  2. Winning rapper of 21 Grammy Awards
  3. Satchmo, Satch, Pops
  4. Purple Rain
  5. Five octave vocal range
  6. Frontman for the Miracles
  7. Blueberry Hill
  8. Jazz royalty
  9. Cited as most rewarded female artist of all time
  10. Godfather of soul
  11. Was signed by Columbia Records at 15

22 Clues: Turner • Purple Rain • King of Pop • Jazz royalty • Queen of soul • Blueberry Hill • Godfather of soul • First lady of song • Blind child prodigy • Georgia on his mind • Satchmo, Satch, Pops • Five octave vocal range • Father of Rock and Roll • Frontman for the Miracles • Lead singer of The Supremes • Lead singer of Destiny's Child • Started out with the Commodores • ...

Black History Month 2024-03-12

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. In the late 1990s, she coined the term Afrofuturism.
  2. A tradition of an African American wedding ceremony still honored today, which can be traced back to when brooms were used during slavery in the United States as a way for enslaved people to get married since they could not legally wed in the country.
  3. A Harvard-educated writer, critic, and educator hailed as the "dean" of the Harlem Renaissance.
  4. Spanned from the 1910s through the 1930s and marked a crucial juncture in African American cultural history, instilling in African Americans a sense of excellence, self-determination and shared identity through various artisitic expressions.
  5. A four wall line dance set to Marcia Giffith's and Bunny Walker's song "Electric Boogie."
  6. Her inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb," spoke to an Afrofuturist vision of hope, environmentally sustainable utopic, racial uplift and global peace.
  7. Following the Civil War, when hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to Northern Cities to pursue improved economic prospects and civil rights.
  8. A cultural movement that combines African aesthetics, history, and technology to reimagine the future.
  9. Sectioned and parted braids using hair extensions which get their name from the square shaped divisions of hair on the scalp. When done and cared for correctly, this style can serve as a beautiful protective style without causing harm to one's hair.
  10. A fast and easy hair style worn right after wash and conditioning the hair without the use of heat.
  11. Hairstyles are designed to minimize manipulation and exposure of the hair to environmental elements and are used to retain healthy hair by keeping it in a style for a certain period of time.
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  1. Also know as AfriCOBRA, was a Chicago-based organziation of Black artists that started in 1968.
  2. A popular, modern day line dance that was picked by First Lady Michelle Obama for her "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.
  3. First black staff photographer commissioned by Life magazine in 1956 to document segregation in Alabama. He captured the cruelties he saw in society and used photos as means for protest.
  4. Founding member of AfriCOBRA, whose work embodies the group's visual and theoretical ideals and celebrates personal style and art as forms of Black creativity and political resistance.
  5. A tool used to press and transform women’s curly or wavy hair texture into hair that is straightened from root to tip
  6. Genre of music with a tropical/techno inspiration that comes from the growing African music hotbeds of Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, South Africa and many others.
  7. Often cited as a foundational figure in Afrofuturism, this writer has won four Nebula Awards, two Hugo Awards and a Stonewall Book Award. He was also inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
  8. America singer, songwriter and pianist, regarded as one of history's most iconic and influential singers. He was among the first artists to openly reject Jim Crow laws in the South.
  9. A method of straightening natural curls without a chemical relaxer. Instead, this hairstyling technique uses a blow-dryer and flat iron to smooth out the hair.
  10. This protective style involves unraveling braided strands created with three strands of hair. This look can enhance the look of natural hair by securing the curl pattern which gives waves definition.
  11. Artist whom created the piece, "Bar and Grill," in 1941, which depicts the interior of a café with a wall that segregates the space beteen white and Black patrons.
  12. America artist behind the exhibition "Flah of the Spirit," which utilizes Afrofuturistic images that conjure the past and future to make sense of the present.

23 Clues: In the late 1990s, she coined the term Afrofuturism. • A four wall line dance set to Marcia Giffith's and Bunny Walker's song "Electric Boogie." • Also know as AfriCOBRA, was a Chicago-based organziation of Black artists that started in 1968. • A Harvard-educated writer, critic, and educator hailed as the "dean" of the Harlem Renaissance. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-29

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. colors that represent Black History Month
  2. 32 total medals
  3. Black History Month
  4. issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  5. a Hidden Figure of NASA
  6. orbitted Earth for 8 days
  7. Chief Diversity Officer
  8. American tennis player
  9. cultural birth of new ideas and the arts
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  1. played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. abolitionist and author
  3. African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand during this ceremony
  4. American sculptor
  5. scientist born in 1864
  6. librarian with connection to J.P. Morgan
  7. The Hill We Climb, author of
  8. spacewalk astronaut
  9. painted the Amistad mutiny murals
  10. 1st African American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT
  11. "Dean" of the Harlem Renaissance
  12. Mississippi Senator

21 Clues: 32 total medals • American sculptor • Black History Month • spacewalk astronaut • Mississippi Senator • scientist born in 1864 • American tennis player • abolitionist and author • a Hidden Figure of NASA • Chief Diversity Officer • orbitted Earth for 8 days • The Hill We Climb, author of • played for the Brooklyn Dodgers • "Dean" of the Harlem Renaissance • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. 25
  2. 20
  3. 14
  4. 8
  5. 22
  6. 19
  7. 24
  8. 3
  9. 28
  10. 27
  11. 9
  12. 16
  13. 15
  14. 21
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  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 17
  6. 18
  7. 23
  8. 12
  9. 11
  10. 6
  11. 26
  12. 13
  13. 10
  14. 1

28 Clues: 5 • 7 • 4 • 2 • 8 • 6 • 3 • 9 • 1 • 25 • 20 • 14 • 17 • 18 • 23 • 22 • 12 • 19 • 11 • 26 • 13 • 24 • 28 • 27 • 10 • 16 • 15 • 21

Black History Month 2024-02-09

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of boycott
  2. "Still I Rise"
  3. War between the North and South
  4. Got arrested for not giving up her bus seat
  5. First African American to go to a white school
  6. First African American secretary of state
  7. Black History Month
  8. President who Abolished Slavery
  9. Robinson The first black athlete to play major league baseball
  10. Muslim Leader and Civil Rights Activist
  11. Emancipation Day
  12. ______Floyd
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  1. Last country to abolish slavery
  2. ______History
  3. The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard
  4. First state to leave the Union in 1860
  5. Harmon, the First Navy Ship named after an African American
  6. Led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through underground railroad
  7. First African-American President
  8. Harris First African-American vice president
  9. ____Truth
  10. First black model on the Vogue cover
  11. Separating Blacks from Whites
  12. Someone who had a dream
  13. Bus Boycott Location
  14. vsBOE
  15. Opposite of North

27 Clues: vsBOE • ____Truth • ______Floyd • ______History • "Still I Rise" • Emancipation Day • A type of boycott • Opposite of North • Black History Month • Bus Boycott Location • Someone who had a dream • Separating Blacks from Whites • Last country to abolish slavery • War between the North and South • President who Abolished Slavery • First African-American President • ...

Black History Month 2024-09-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Organization that fights for civil rights (5)
  2. Martin Luther ______, Civil rights leader (4)
  3. Music genre with deep roots in African-American culture (4)
  4. The movement to end slavery (9)
  5. ‘The Color ______’ Alice Walker’s famous 1982 novel (6)
  6. The Great ______, movement of African Americans to northern cities (9)
  7. Fannie Lou ______, civil rights activist who fought for voting rights (5)
  8. Zora Neale ______, author of ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ (7)
  9. James ______, author of ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain’ (7)
  10. Amendment that gave African-American men the right to vote (9)
  11. First African-American U.S. president (6,5)
  12. Richard ______, novelist, author of ‘Native Son’ (6)
  13. City where Rosa Parks refused to move from bus seat (10)
  14. Frederick ______ Former slave who became a powerful speaker (8)
  15. ______ Airmen: African-American pilots in WWII (8)
  16. Langston ______, prominent poet of the Harlem Renaissance (6)
  17. Toni Morrison’s famous 1987 novel (7)
  18. ______ Riders, activists who challenged segregation on buses (7)
  19. Booker T. ______, American educator, author, and orator (10)
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  1. Thurgood ______, first African-American Supreme Court justice (8)
  2. Day celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. (10)
  3. Influential minister and activist (7,1)
  4. Jackie ______, first African-American player in Major League Baseball (8)
  5. Celebration of African heritage in African-American culture (7)
  6. ______ Tubman, conductor of the Underground Railroad (7)
  7. Proclamation that freed enslaved people in the U.S. (12)
  8. ______ Soldiers, African-American regiments in the post-Civil War U.S. Army (7)
  9. Maya ______, poet and author of ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ (7)
  10. Ida B. ______, journalist and anti-lynching activist (5)
  11. Black ______, party founded to promote Black empowerment and fight police brutality (8)
  12. Olympian who defied Hitler’s ideology in 1936 (5,5)
  13. ______ Ellington, famous jazz musician and composer (4)
  14. Alabama city central to the voting rights movement (5)

33 Clues: The movement to end slavery (9) • Toni Morrison’s famous 1987 novel (7) • Influential minister and activist (7,1) • First African-American U.S. president (6,5) • Organization that fights for civil rights (5) • Martin Luther ______, Civil rights leader (4) • ______ Airmen: African-American pilots in WWII (8) • Day celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. (10) • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965
  2. an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions
  3. former Chicago Bulls Player wore number #23
  4. A black jazz player who wrote many famous songs
  5. 1st black woman to serve on the supreme court
  6. a famous black boxer
  7. owner of Fenty
  8. famous black rapper that performed at the superbowl
  9. shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers
  10. a famous black talk show host
  11. creator of black history month
  12. was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991
  13. for us by us
  14. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.
  15. A celebration of black people and culture
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  1. Cassius Clay
  2. refused to go to the back of the bus.
  3. head of the Executive branch
  4. 44th president of the united states
  5. is the largest Black-owned business with $17 billion in annual revenue
  6. a famous black actor
  7. madea
  8. American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  9. wrote the speech "I have a Dream".
  10. former member of Destiny's Child
  11. treating people the same no matter their gender or race

26 Clues: madea • Cassius Clay • for us by us • owner of Fenty • a famous black actor • a famous black boxer • head of the Executive branch • a famous black talk show host • creator of black history month • former member of Destiny's Child • wrote the speech "I have a Dream". • 44th president of the united states • refused to go to the back of the bus. • shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A hymn of redemption and hope that was written by a former slave trader
  2. Generational ________ includes resources, knowledge, and stability passed down to benefit future generations
  3. A hard-won right that allows citizens to choose leaders and influence laws affecting their daily lives
  4. Orlando church rooted in faith, community, and prayer, led by Rev. Terrance R. Gray
  5. In 1947, he became the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball
  6. A key pathway to empowerment and generational wealth
  7. Congressman known for “good trouble” and unwavering commitment to voting rights
  8. Richard Smallwood’s worship anthem that has become a staple in Black churches around the world
  9. FAMU, Morehouse, Howard, Hampton, NC A&T SU, Spelman, & Bethune Cookman are all ________
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  1. The foundation of Christian faith, whose life and teachings center love, liberation, and redemption
  2. Those who came before us, whose sacrifices, wisdom, and resilience laid the foundation for our lives today
  3. A spiritual practice that can help reduce stress and improve well-being
  4. Scholar who founded Black History Month in 1926
  5. Legendary Black-owned record label that shaped American music and launched countless icons
  6. The continent where humanity began and the ancestral homeland of people of African descent worldwide
  7. The first Black woman to travel into space, who is also a physician, engineer, and advocate for science education
  8. A music genre born out of the Black church that deeply influences culture and other music genres today
  9. Athlete whose dominance redefined excellence in tennis
  10. Movement that challenged segregation and injustice
  11. The 1st independent Black Christian denomination in the USA
  12. ________ Figures is a film honoring Black women mathematicians who helped launch space exploration
  13. Activist who adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz after his 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca
  14. Pastor and leader whose dream still shapes justice movements today

23 Clues: Scholar who founded Black History Month in 1926 • Movement that challenged segregation and injustice • A key pathway to empowerment and generational wealth • Athlete whose dominance redefined excellence in tennis • The 1st independent Black Christian denomination in the USA • Pastor and leader whose dream still shapes justice movements today • ...

Black History month 2026-03-02

Black History month crossword puzzle
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  1. The first U.S.A. born African American to play in the NHL.
  2. The first African American students to go to an all white school.
  3. A great tennis player and her sisters name in Venus.
  4. The first black woman vice president.
  5. The first golfer to hold all 4 professional major championships.
  6. The first woman to receive a graduates degree in Hawaii.
  7. The first African American to become secretary of state.
  8. A track runner with polio.
  9. She made a camera system to keep her safe.
  10. B.Wells She established the first all black kindergarten.
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  1. The first African American to serve as a supreme court justice.
  2. He was the first black man to win rgw best actor award.
  3. The first African American president in the U.S.A.
  4. A homeless teenager who sang to stay alive.
  5. The first black judge in the U.S.A.
  6. He won 4 gold metals in the olympics.
  7. She refused to give up her seat on the bus before Rosa Parks.
  8. The first black baseball player in the MLB.
  9. Heavyweight boxer That only lost 5 matches.
  10. The second Black woman hired at Novel base.

20 Clues: A track runner with polio. • The first black judge in the U.S.A. • The first black woman vice president. • He won 4 gold metals in the olympics. • She made a camera system to keep her safe. • A homeless teenager who sang to stay alive. • The first black baseball player in the MLB. • Heavyweight boxer That only lost 5 matches. • The second Black woman hired at Novel base. • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. 1blackpresident
  2. 10secind100meterdash
  3. Won3medalatolympics
  4. 1usblacknhlplayer
  5. 82pgawins5masterwins
  6. 1blacksecrataryforpresident
  7. bestboxerever
  8. 1blackkindergarten
  9. atisketatasket
  10. 1blacktoplaymlb
  11. endedvvietnamwar
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  1. refusedtogiveupbusseatat15
  2. 1blackbiochemist
  3. 4goldolympicmedals
  4. 1blackwomangraduatefromhawaii
  5. Playwriter
  6. 1blackfemalevicepresident
  7. 1blackjudge
  8. helpedinventlightbulb
  9. fisrtblacktravelertospace

20 Clues: Playwriter • 1blackjudge • bestboxerever • atisketatasket • 1blackpresident • 1blacktoplaymlb • 1blackbiochemist • endedvvietnamwar • 1usblacknhlplayer • 4goldolympicmedals • 1blackkindergarten • Won3medalatolympics • 10secind100meterdash • 82pgawins5masterwins • helpedinventlightbulb • 1blackfemalevicepresident • fisrtblacktravelertospace • refusedtogiveupbusseatat15 • 1blacksecrataryforpresident • ...

Black History Month 2026-03-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. her whole life she practiced saving people.
  2. first U.S born African American to play in the NHL.
  3. he changed the world through music.
  4. made the first black video game.
  5. he was the first black African American secretary for Gorge Bush.
  6. he shot 3 shots at a golf course at the age of 3
  7. first black Vice president.
  8. she has a day named after her in Hawaii.
  9. broke the top home run time.
  10. She was the first black woman to be a Judge.
  11. She was the first African American who wrote poetry.
  12. he ran 100m dash in 10 seconds.
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  1. Won 2 titles in tennis she was also the first black women player.
  2. took over a band and forgot her lyrics and still won a Grammy
  3. First African American to have a PHD
  4. 2nd black woman hired at the Naval proving ground.
  5. She helps military families and more.
  6. Doctors told her that she could never walk again and then she started a racing job.
  7. All star basketball player on the court.
  8. had to drop out of school when he was 15 because he was accused of plagerism

20 Clues: first black Vice president. • broke the top home run time. • he ran 100m dash in 10 seconds. • made the first black video game. • he changed the world through music. • First African American to have a PHD • She helps military families and more. • she has a day named after her in Hawaii. • All star basketball player on the court. • her whole life she practiced saving people. • ...

February Crossword 2022-02-03

February Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The shape the symbolizes love
  2. Obama The First black president
  3. What month is black history month in europe?
  4. state Where was Black History Month first celebrated?
  5. A gift given a lot on valantine's day
  6. Shoots love arrows at people
  7. What month is black history month?
  8. A love "letter" written for a partner that rhymes
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  1. Sweets that you give your partner
  2. The day of love
  3. Flowers you give on valentines day
  4. The color of love
  5. Where did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?
  6. First name of the man who created black history month

14 Clues: The day of love • The color of love • Shoots love arrows at people • The shape the symbolizes love • Obama The First black president • Sweets that you give your partner • Flowers you give on valentines day • What month is black history month? • A gift given a lot on valantine's day • Where did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen? • What month is black history month in europe? • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-22

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Activist's job
  2. Black History Month to Black Persons
  3. The first Black president
  4. A Black person's race
  5. Black History Month
  6. One of the ways Black Rights are advocated for
  7. The amendment to the Consitution
  8. What people should have
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  1. One of the most well known Black Rights advocates
  2. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed
  3. What Black advocates are fighting for
  4. The Theme of 2022 Black History Month
  5. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored people
  6. Douglas Black Activist and Abolitionist
  7. What people should be

15 Clues: Activist's job • Black History Month • A Black person's race • What people should be • What people should have • The first Black president • The amendment to the Consitution • Black History Month to Black Persons • What Black advocates are fighting for • The Theme of 2022 Black History Month • Douglas Black Activist and Abolitionist • When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-09

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Frequent use of your imagination*
  2. The quality of being fair and impartial.
  3. American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
  4. Widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time
  5. Music genre created by former slaves after the Civil War
  6. American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  7. A peaceful protester who countered prejudice in the United States
  8. American astrophysicist who studied at Harvard University
  9. First black woman to work for NASA
  10. A form of helping each other
  11. A dance style that originated from African folk dances
  12. American contemporary painter and silhouettist
  13. Professional tennis player
  14. Best selling artist in the US for 2009
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  1. The first African-American US president.
  2. The state of being free from outside controlb
  3. never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
  4. Calculated critical calculations of orbital mechanics
  5. Also known as "The Fresh Prince"
  6. First black woman to win gold in olympic swimming.
  7. A movement that began in July 2013
  8. Created and performed the Madea character
  9. Trumpet player nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops"
  10. "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
  11. The state of being equal
  12. Prominent activist who was a former slave
  13. American poet, writer, and professor.
  14. I have a _____
  15. Known as "the first lady of civil rights"
  16. 49th vice president
  17. Black History Month

31 Clues: I have a _____ • 49th vice president • Black History Month • The state of being equal • Professional tennis player • A form of helping each other • Also known as "The Fresh Prince" • Frequent use of your imagination* • A movement that began in July 2013 • First black woman to work for NASA • American poet, writer, and professor. • Best selling artist in the US for 2009 • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Quote: "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
  2. The 49th vice president of the United States
  3. A mathematician who calculated critical calculations of orbital mechanics
  4. A form of helping each other
  5. A trumpet player nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops"
  6. A prominent activist who was a former slave
  7. The state of being free from outside controlb
  8. A professional tennis player
  9. An american poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
  10. A dance style that originated from African folk dances
  11. The best selling artist in the US for 2009
  12. Created and performed the Madea character
  13. An american contemporary painter and silhouettist
  14. An american astrophysicist who studied at Harvard University
  15. A movement that began in July 2013
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  1. Black History Month
  2. A peaceful protester who countered prejudice in the United States
  3. A music genre created by former slaves after the Civil War
  4. The first black woman to work for NASA
  5. The first black woman to win gold in olympic swimming.
  6. Widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time
  7. I have a _____
  8. The first African-American US president.
  9. An american singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  10. The quality of being fair and impartial.
  11. A woman known as "the first lady of civil rights"
  12. Also known as "The Fresh Prince"
  13. The state of being equal
  14. Frequent use of your imagination in an artistic way
  15. Quote: "never be limited by other people's limited imaginations."
  16. An american poet, writer, and professor.

31 Clues: I have a _____ • Black History Month • The state of being equal • A form of helping each other • A professional tennis player • Also known as "The Fresh Prince" • A movement that began in July 2013 • The first black woman to work for NASA • The first African-American US president. • The quality of being fair and impartial. • An american poet, writer, and professor. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. high respect; great esteem.
  2. Equal
  3. Free
  4. the quality of covering or dealing with a range of subjects or areas
  5. Just behavior
  6. Something that happened in the past
  7. Pasted down
  8. Cruel
  9. Opposite of freedom
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  1. achievement
  2. A chance
  3. A person who stands for what is right
  4. Mean comments or actions
  5. Mean comments about race
  6. Teaching
  7. Just
  8. the quality of being friendly
  9. Can control stuff
  10. Black history month
  11. unfair treatment

20 Clues: Just • Free • Equal • Cruel • A chance • Teaching • achievement • Pasted down • Just behavior • unfair treatment • Can control stuff • Black history month • Opposite of freedom • Mean comments or actions • Mean comments about race • high respect; great esteem. • the quality of being friendly • Something that happened in the past • A person who stands for what is right • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. having just behavior
  2. Africans couldn’t do this until the 15 Amendment was published
  3. this is a holiday that is celebrated for the freedom of slavery
  4. separation of people due to their race or gender
  5. Obama, the first African-American president
  6. to not be included
  7. this is what the African Americans were facing during the Civil War
  8. the act of hating someone or something
  9. this ended with the 13 Amendment
  10. these people are hired by others to follow whatever they say
  11. this is what made the black people not have equal rights
  12. war, this was a war that helped the Africans fight for freedom
  13. Luther King, this person said many speech’s to help end slavery and inequality
  14. the privilege to do something
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  1. this is what Abraham Lincoln issued
  2. something blocking you from doing what you want
  3. Parks, this person helped end segregation by not giving the bus seat to a white man
  4. the color of one’s skin
  5. people who want to end slavery
  6. Crow laws, a law or laws that enforce segregation
  7. Africans did this to gain equal rights
  8. Lincoln, this person proclaimed the Emancipation Proclamation
  9. the right of not being equal
  10. eliminating someone from something
  11. the right of being free
  12. Codes, this restricted Africans from owing property, leasing land, etc.
  13. treating other races unequally
  14. rights, the equal rights to all citizens
  15. this is the Black History Month
  16. liking or not liking people without a good reason

30 Clues: to not be included • having just behavior • the color of one’s skin • the right of being free • the right of not being equal • the privilege to do something • people who want to end slavery • treating other races unequally • this is the Black History Month • this ended with the 13 Amendment • eliminating someone from something • this is what Abraham Lincoln issued • ...

Black History Month 2018-02-20

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Actor
  2. first female billionaire
  3. violent civil rights activist
  4. Former NBA player, great shoes
  5. First African American to be granted a patent
  6. Novelist and social critic
  7. "Satchmo" jazz musician
  8. Wrote "Roots"
  9. American botanist and inventor
  10. 3 time FIFA world cup champ
  11. First African American woman to earn a PHD from MIT
  12. Cocreator of the IBM personal computer
  13. Fastest man alive
  14. "Sister Act"
  15. First female millionaire in America
  16. "Single Ladies"
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  1. "Underground Railroad"
  2. Possibly the best boxer ever
  3. African American abolitionist, writer, statesman
  4. Famous performer and guitarist
  5. His inventions were used by NASA
  6. Leader of the American civil rights movement
  7. Created the Home Security System
  8. "Black Panther"
  9. "King of Pop"
  10. The last POTUS
  11. Influenced the start of the civil rights movement
  12. Female writer and poet

28 Clues: Actor • "Sister Act" • Wrote "Roots" • "King of Pop" • The last POTUS • "Black Panther" • "Single Ladies" • Fastest man alive • "Underground Railroad" • Female writer and poet • "Satchmo" jazz musician • first female billionaire • Novelist and social critic • 3 time FIFA world cup champ • Possibly the best boxer ever • violent civil rights activist • Famous performer and guitarist • ...

Black History Month 2015-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. active protests where individuals sat inside of places that were segregated against blacks
  2. activist who believed in achieving rights for blacks "by any means necessary"
  3. a group of individuals who work for the advancement of colored people
  4. a radical change brought about through endurance of a process
  5. traditional songs used in Praise and Worship
  6. first African American president
  7. a group of active men and women who openly supported black rights
  8. those who helped slaves escape to freedom
  9. holiday celebrating when slaves were pronounced free by Union soldiers in 1863
  10. notable poet; arose during the Harlem Renaissance
  11. liberation
  12. a musical culture that created new language, clothing, and ideas through rhymes and rhythms
  13. practice that used to segregate blacks in the United States
  14. individual human rights due to all
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  1. first African American woman to actively refuse secondary treatment on a segregated bus system
  2. freedom from enslavement
  3. term used to identify the essence of black culture
  4. the combining of people, places, or things into one
  5. taught equality; taught through the "I Have a Dream" speech
  6. genre of music that emerged during the roaring twenties featuring strong instrumental pieces
  7. to actively stop the use of or participation of something to bring about change
  8. field work many freed slaves did post emancipation
  9. equal treatment or grounds of action
  10. African instrument used traditionally to imitate a heart beat
  11. acronym for historically black institutions of higher learning

25 Clues: liberation • freedom from enslavement • first African American president • individual human rights due to all • equal treatment or grounds of action • those who helped slaves escape to freedom • traditional songs used in Praise and Worship • notable poet; arose during the Harlem Renaissance • term used to identify the essence of black culture • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American to participate in Major League baseball.
  2. Tubman American abolitionist who created a way to free enslaved people.
  3. First elected as president in 2009.
  4. One of the greatest tennis players of all time.
  5. Nicknamed "The voice", one of the most important singers in the history of music.
  6. Civil rights activist that attended an all-white school as a child.
  7. One of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, nicknamed "The Greatest".
  8. Civil rights activist known for his famous speech.
  9. Former professional basketball player, played on the Chicago Bulls.
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  1. Agricultural scientist who created crop-rotation.
  2. Refused to give up a bus seat.
  3. Anti-apartheid activist who formally served as president of South Africa.
  4. Born in a famous family, known for her song "Rhythm Nation".
  5. Disney princess from New Orleans.
  6. Known for her poem "Still I rise".
  7. American singer, cowrote "We are the World" with Michael Jackson.
  8. First African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
  9. Known as the queen of Rock 'N RollThur
  10. Singer, songwriter, and businesswoman with more grammys than any other artist.
  11. Muslim minister and human rights activist that advocated for Islams within the black community.

20 Clues: Refused to give up a bus seat. • Disney princess from New Orleans. • Known for her poem "Still I rise". • First elected as president in 2009. • Known as the queen of Rock 'N RollThur • One of the greatest tennis players of all time. • Agricultural scientist who created crop-rotation. • Civil rights activist known for his famous speech. • ...

black history month 2024-02-13

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Global head of brand partnerships. Mozilla.
  2. one famous black activist
  3. she stayed on the bus even if told to move
  4. Jordan famous basketball player
  5. first black president
  6. leading the African National Congress
  7. richest black man in america
  8. famous black actor
  9. black military leader
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  1. made the quote You don't lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.
  2. black leader in sports
  3. made i know why the caged bird sings
  4. led the underground railroad
  5. famous black baseball player
  6. Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced
  7. a black power leader
  8. first to go to black school
  9. the person that made the i got a dream speach
  10. The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
  11. shot 23 times

20 Clues: shot 23 times • famous black actor • a black power leader • first black president • black military leader • black leader in sports • one famous black activist • first to go to black school • led the underground railroad • famous black baseball player • richest black man in america • Jordan famous basketball player • made i know why the caged bird sings • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. 1st female self made millionaire
  2. one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time
  3. By any means neccesary
  4. Studied at Howard University
  5. 18 time NBA Allstar
  6. Wrote an autobiography about her life
  7. Won Nobel Peace Prize
  8. 1st secretary of state in wisconsin
  9. NAACP 1st field secretary
  10. greatest tennis player of all time
  11. first black woman elected to United states congress
  12. NAACP
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  1. American Abolitionist and Social Activist
  2. broke the color barrier in sports
  3. drafted by the chicago bulls in 1984
  4. civil rights activist that played in the National Football League
  5. Most significant sports figures of the 20th century
  6. American talk show host
  7. American actor rapper and film producer
  8. Bass-Baritone Concert artist
  9. Youngest to give a speech during the march on washington in 1963
  10. started in 1966 in Oakland California
  11. played a pivotal role in the montgomery bus boycott
  12. Won 4 gold medals in 1936 Olympic Games
  13. Organized to end racial discrimination
  14. debut on a solo single deep cover

26 Clues: NAACP • 18 time NBA Allstar • Won Nobel Peace Prize • By any means neccesary • American talk show host • NAACP 1st field secretary • Studied at Howard University • Bass-Baritone Concert artist • 1st female self made millionaire • broke the color barrier in sports • debut on a solo single deep cover • greatest tennis player of all time • 1st secretary of state in wisconsin • ...

Black history month 2023-02-24

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. best known for "King of the Blues"
  2. first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University,
  3. she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  4. minister, a leader in the civil rights movement and a supporter of Black nationalism
  5. the first American slave, the first person of African descent, and only the third colonial American woman to have her work published
  6. a world-famous author best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style
  7. led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s
  8. enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad
  9. wrote I have a dream
  10. one of the most prominent African Americans of his time and well-recognized for his work in plant research
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  1. first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing
  2. wrote Their Eyes were Watching God.
  3. founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA
  4. the 1881 founding, and ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth.
  5. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America
  6. the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as national security advisor.
  7. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state the first African American to hold either position.
  8. the first African American woman to star in a motion picture
  9. the first African-American president of the United States
  10. wrote 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'.

20 Clues: wrote I have a dream • best known for "King of the Blues" • wrote Their Eyes were Watching God. • wrote 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers'. • she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing • the first African-American president of the United States • first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University, • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-18

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The ______ were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge prevalent attitudes in racially segregated towns.
  2. George Speck Crum, famed chef of Native American and Black heritage, is credited with the invention of _____________.
  3. Rosa Parks' refusal to yield her seat on the bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, sparked the ________________________ boycott.
  4. The ___________ was the widespread migration of African Americans in the 20th century from rural communities in the South to large cities in the North and West.
  5. Dr. Mark Dean was a computer scientist and engineer who helped develop color PC monitor and first gigahertz chip at ______.
  6. The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted ______________ and equal rights to formerly enslaved people.
  7. George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to ______ and methods to prevent soil depletion.
  8. Who was the first African American person in space? (Hint: last name)
  9. The ___-____ rule was a legal principle of racial classification that was prominent in the 20th-century United States which asserted that any person with even one ancestor of black ancestry is considered black.
  10. Who was the first African American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? (Hint: last name)
  11. African American inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown contributed to a safer society with her invention of the first home ______________.
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  1. The ______ were the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps who earned more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses.
  2. Who was dubbed the Father of Ice Cream because he revolutionized the ice cream making process? (Hint: last name)
  3. Who was the first African American woman to fly in space? (Hint: last name)
  4. Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American woman to earn a ____________ degree in the United States.
  5. Which American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969? (Hint: last name)
  6. The ______ laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
  7. The American _____ War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
  8. Dr. Charles Richard Drew developed improved techniques for blood storage leading to the development of large scale ______.
  9. Who developed and patented America's first automatic clothes dryer? (Hint: last name)

20 Clues: Who was the first African American person in space? (Hint: last name) • Who was the first African American woman to fly in space? (Hint: last name) • Who developed and patented America's first automatic clothes dryer? (Hint: last name) • Who was the first African American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? (Hint: last name) • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First female U.S. Vice President
  2. Record-breaking Olympic gymnast with multiple gold medals
  3. 44th U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
  4. NBA legend known as "His Airness"
  5. Trailblazing talk show host and media mogul
  6. Civil Rights icon known for refusing to give up her bus seat
  7. Boxing champion know as "the real deal"
  8. WNBA legend and fist player to dunk in a WNBA game
  9. Underground railroad conductor and abolitionist
  10. Founder of Tuskegee Institute and influential educator
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  1. First African American woman to travel in space
  2. NASA mathematician who helped launch the first American into space
  3. First African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  4. Renowned poet and author of I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  5. First African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater
  6. Tennis icon with 23 Grand Slam singles titles
  7. NBA legend known as the "Black Mamba"
  8. Tennis Legend who won three Grand Slam titles
  9. Pioneering aviator, first African American woman with pilot's license
  10. Creator and star of HBO's "Insecure"

20 Clues: First female U.S. Vice President • NBA legend known as "His Airness" • Creator and star of HBO's "Insecure" • NBA legend known as the "Black Mamba" • Boxing champion know as "the real deal" • Trailblazing talk show host and media mogul • Tennis icon with 23 Grand Slam singles titles • Tennis Legend who won three Grand Slam titles • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The _ proclamation was an official order that Abraham Lincoln issued that freed the slaves in the US.
  2. All Eyez On Me is an album by this notorious rapper
  3. Singer/Songwriter of "Isn't She lovely" (last name)
  4. Barack Obama was senator in this state before his presidency
  5. Laws that segregated black people
  6. First African American Supreme Court Justice (last name)
  7. First Black military pilots in the 1940's
  8. The state where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
  9. He played Marty in Madagascar
  10. First African American in MLB (last name)
  11. Conductor of the underground railroad (last name)
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  1. Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition
  2. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" author
  3. The King of Pop
  4. Muhammad Ali's nickname
  5. She was one of the first black kids to go to a white school
  6. this Amendment abolished slavery
  7. one of America's first millionaires as a result of a hair care line. (last name)
  8. Shaquille Oneal was drafted by this team in the 1992 NBA drat pick
  9. Sang the hit single "What's Goin On"

20 Clues: The King of Pop • Muhammad Ali's nickname • He played Marty in Madagascar • this Amendment abolished slavery • Laws that segregated black people • Sang the hit single "What's Goin On" • Founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition • "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" author • First Black military pilots in the 1940's • First African American in MLB (last name) • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-25

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This Amendment abolished slavery
  2. Bus Boycott Location
  3. Was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice
  4. First African-American elected to the U.S. Senate
  5. First State to abolish Slavery
  6. First African-American to win an Academy Award
  7. Musician nicknamed 'Satchmo'
  8. First Black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  9. First African-American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  10. Musical genre born out of the Blues
  11. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  12. The first African-American player in the MLB (Major League Baseball)
  13. Black History Month
  14. Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  15. Sang the hit single "What's Going On"
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  1. Gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech
  2. The 'King of Pop'
  3. The conductor of the Underground Railroad
  4. First Black Woman to serve in Congress
  5. First African-American President in U.S. History
  6. Singer/Songwriter of "Isn't She Lovely"
  7. This person issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show

23 Clues: The 'King of Pop' • Black History Month • Bus Boycott Location • Musician nicknamed 'Satchmo' • First State to abolish Slavery • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • This Amendment abolished slavery • Gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech • Musical genre born out of the Blues • Sang the hit single "What's Going On" • First Black Woman to serve in Congress • ...

Black History Month 2024-12-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. VA for Okarun in Dandadan
  2. Prince movie
  3. Most decorated gymanst in history
  4. Prolific deep-voiced singing voice actor
  5. inventor of modern doorknob
  6. First black grand master
  7. Insecure actress
  8. Equalizer lead
  9. Musical actress defying gravity
  10. Do you remember the 21st night of september?
  11. Director of blockbuster about an obsidian puma
  12. First black Vulcan
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  1. Author of Broken Earth sci-fi series
  2. First Black woman to win Academy Award for Best Actress
  3. 44th president of the USA
  4. School Quinta Brunson teaches at
  5. Queen of Jazz
  6. First black male principal dancer of a major ballet company
  7. First black woman to graduate college
  8. Mad TV Comedian and 7-up Rep
  9. Godmother of Soul
  10. Don't eat her pies in The Help
  11. 2025 Superbowl Headliner

23 Clues: Prince movie • Queen of Jazz • Equalizer lead • Insecure actress • Godmother of Soul • First black Vulcan • First black grand master • 2025 Superbowl Headliner • 44th president of the USA • VA for Okarun in Dandadan • inventor of modern doorknob • Mad TV Comedian and 7-up Rep • Don't eat her pies in The Help • Musical actress defying gravity • School Quinta Brunson teaches at • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-25

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first South Asian vice president and attorney.
  2. He was the first black man to make movies.
  3. She won 11 Olympic medals and she is one of the best gymnasts ever.
  4. He was the first African American person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
  5. He was the first African American president. He was the 44th president for the US.
  6. He found the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and he was a great choreographer/dancer.
  7. He was the first African American to serve in the Supreme Court Justice.
  8. She was homeless but then she led a band and became a well known musician.
  9. She was the first black women to become a judge.
  10. She is one of the fastest women who ran on the track and broke many world records.
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  1. She had a great role in the civil rights movement. She made it possible for black people to vote.
  2. He was the first black baseball black to join a professional league.
  3. She was hired by a radio station to read the radio and she later moved to a show.
  4. He was a playwright that included a lot of jazz music in his plays.
  5. She made a system to make sure no one breaks in her house while she's in bed.
  6. He was the first African American Secretary of states in the US and he won the medal of honor.
  7. He was 3 years old and he shot a 49 in tennis and he holds the records for most wins.
  8. She was an African American chemist that created a treatment for leprosy.
  9. He was one of the best heavy weight boxing champions.
  10. She is an African American female painter,author,mixed media sculptor,artist,and activist.

20 Clues: He was the first black man to make movies. • She was the first black women to become a judge. • He was one of the best heavy weight boxing champions. • She was the first South Asian vice president and attorney. • He was a playwright that included a lot of jazz music in his plays. • She won 11 Olympic medals and she is one of the best gymnasts ever. • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Renowned jazz singer and first Black woman to win a Grammy.
  2. Iconic heavyweight boxer and civil rights activist.
  3. First African American who orbited space.
  4. First Black woman and former public defender on the Supreme Court.
  5. Famous Track and Field athlete who won medals in Berlin Olympics.
  6. First licensed black pilot.
  7. Journalist and anti-lynching activist.
  8. Scientist who discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts and agricultural products.
  9. First female self-made millionaire in America.
  10. Abolitionist leader and author who escaped slavery.
  11. Six year old girl who through attending school helped desegregation.
  12. Inventor of the three-light traffic signal.
  13. NASA mathematician whose calculations were critical to1960s space missions.
  14. The first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  15. First African American in Space.
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  1. Broke the baseball color barrier in 1947.
  2. Civil rights leader and long-serving U.S. Congressman.
  3. Most Decorated Gymnast in Olympic History.
  4. Civil rights leader who advocated for nonviolent protest and delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
  5. Pioneer who refused to move to the back of a bus months before Rosa Parks.
  6. First black general in the U.S. Army.
  7. Abolitionist who led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
  8. Educator and founder of Tuskegee University
  9. The first African American President of the United States.
  10. Known for refusing to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  11. The Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET).

26 Clues: First licensed black pilot. • First African American in Space. • First black general in the U.S. Army. • Journalist and anti-lynching activist. • Broke the baseball color barrier in 1947. • First African American who orbited space. • Most Decorated Gymnast in Olympic History. • Educator and founder of Tuskegee University • Inventor of the three-light traffic signal. • ...

Black History Month 2026-01-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights of the citizen
  2. not just
  3. remarkable
  4. persecute
  5. to be discriminated ...
  6. when you commit to a cause, you are ... in it
  7. defend
  8. someone inspiring
  9. something you succeed in doing
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  1. important event that marks a turning point in history
  2. give power to someone
  3. when you honor someone, you pay ... to them
  4. protest
  5. revolutionary
  6. humiliate
  7. you can stand on equal ... to someone
  8. a fight / something difficult
  9. something you set when you make history
  10. an obstacle
  11. a pioneer

20 Clues: defend • protest • not just • humiliate • persecute • a pioneer • remarkable • an obstacle • revolutionary • someone inspiring • give power to someone • rights of the citizen • to be discriminated ... • a fight / something difficult • something you succeed in doing • you can stand on equal ... to someone • something you set when you make history • when you honor someone, you pay ... to them • ...

Black History Month 2026-01-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only school
  2. American politician; served as the 44th president of the United States
  3. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  4. American actor, producer and director with a career spanning over four decades
  5. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist; a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  6. American professional boxer and activist; regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
  7. American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen; one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969
  8. American politician and attorney who is the 49th and previous vice president of the United States; first woman and woman of color Vice President
  9. American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher; prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  10. American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre; the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist; helped slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  2. the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era
  3. American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  4. American professional basketball player; spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers
  5. American artistic gymnast; most decorated American gymnast in history; widely considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time
  6. American writer, professor, philosopher, intersectional feminist, poet and civil rights activist
  7. Supreme Court's first African-American justice
  8. American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut; the first African-American woman to travel into space
  9. American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement; one of the founders of the NAACP
  10. American Muslim minister and human rights activist; prominent figure during the civil rights movement

20 Clues: Supreme Court's first African-American justice • American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman • American politician; served as the 44th president of the United States • the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era • American actor, producer and director with a career spanning over four decades • ...

The Origins of Black History Month 2024-02-01

The Origins of Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Black History Month precursor: Negro History
  2. Who did Black soldiers in the Civil War fight for
  3. Carter G. Woodson believed Black history should be taught
  4. ASNLH stands for the Study of Negro ____________
  5. City where Woodson traveled in 1915
  6. Black History Month
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  1. Carter G. ______________
  2. State where Black History Month was first celebrated
  3. Black History Month for short
  4. His birthday is in February: Frederick____
  5. The belief that Lincoln freed the slaves is not true, it is _________
  6. Subject that Professor Woodson taught

12 Clues: Black History Month • Carter G. ______________ • Black History Month for short • City where Woodson traveled in 1915 • Subject that Professor Woodson taught • His birthday is in February: Frederick____ • Black History Month precursor: Negro History • ASNLH stands for the Study of Negro ____________ • Who did Black soldiers in the Civil War fight for • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the process of removing cataracts with a laser beam
  2. Invented the carbon lightbulb filament
  3. 1st African-American woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  4. 1st African-American Senator
  5. Current Atlanta Mayor
  6. Invented the ironing board
  7. Invented the traffic light
  8. Free at Last
  9. Phenomenal Woman
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  1. Author of The Color Purple
  2. 1st African-American U.S. Vice President
  3. Good Trouble
  4. 1st African-American U.S. President
  5. Author of Go Tell it on the Mountain
  6. Author of Roots
  7. Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God
  8. Current International President and CEO of AKA
  9. NASA Mathematician-Hidden Figure
  10. 1st African-American Sorority

19 Clues: Good Trouble • Free at Last • Author of Roots • Phenomenal Woman • Current Atlanta Mayor • Author of The Color Purple • Invented the ironing board • Invented the traffic light • 1st African-American Senator • 1st African-American Sorority • NASA Mathematician-Hidden Figure • 1st African-American U.S. President • Author of Go Tell it on the Mountain • ...

Black history month 2021-02-21

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. First black person to play in the MLB
  2. Black History Month is in this month
  3. First black female to travel in space
  4. Lack of fairness
  5. First African American vice president of the United States
  6. Unfair treatment of a person or group
  7. Someone is forced to work for another
  8. Refused to give her seat up
  9. first black female self-made millionaire
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  1. Unjust of prejudicial privileges among different races, backgrounds, etc
  2. Famously known for peanut butter
  3. This famous civil rights activist is known for his speech "I have a dream"
  4. Invented the gas mask
  5. Racial separation of people into racial groups
  6. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  7. First black president of the United States
  8. First black person to play in the NBA
  9. Practice of including people of all different races, cultures, backgrounds
  10. Belief that one racial group is superior to another
  11. Group that fought for equal rights

20 Clues: Lack of fairness • Invented the gas mask • Refused to give her seat up • Famously known for peanut butter • Group that fought for equal rights • Black History Month is in this month • First black person to play in the MLB • First black person to play in the NBA • First black female to travel in space • Unfair treatment of a person or group • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Became one of the most successful businesswomen in the world through her TV show The Oprah Winfrey Show
  2. league baseball Jackie robinson was the First African to play ____
  3. Rosa was a ____ famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  4. Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee blank in Alabama
  5. General who became the first African-American blank of State
  6. protest Civil rights leader who brought about change through ______
  7. performers of all time was One of the most popular
  8. The first African-American child to attend an all-white blank in the South
  9. during the Harlem Renaissance
  10. Author and poet
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  1. Madam cj walkerKnown as the first woman self-made
  2. Civil War hero who later became a
  3. Track and field blank gold medalist
  4. The first African-American justice of the United States blank
  5. Muhamid AliChampionship _____ and civil rights activist
  6. Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the Gorge washington carver
  7. Famous leader and member of the Nation of
  8. First African-American ____ of the United States
  9. Is Considered the greatest_____ player in history

19 Clues: Author and poet • during the Harlem Renaissance • Civil War hero who later became a • Track and field blank gold medalist • Famous leader and member of the Nation of • First African-American ____ of the United States • Madam cj walkerKnown as the first woman self-made • Is Considered the greatest_____ player in history • performers of all time was One of the most popular • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024-02-14

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. THIS ALTHLETE BROKE THE COLOR LINE AND HERALDED THE END OF RACIAL SEGREGATION IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.
  2. THIS WEALTHY ENTREPRENEUR ONCE EMPLOYED MADAM CJ WALKER.
  3. SHE WAS ONE OF THE PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE STONEWALL UPRISING OF 1969 AND WAS AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE FOR GAY RIGHTS.
  4. THIS WOMAN WAS THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN IN HER CLASS AT THE NEW ENGLAND FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN 1860.
  5. BORN IN DECATUR, ALABAMA, THIS WOMAN LATER BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO TRAVEL SPACE.
  6. ALTHOUGH THIS WOMAN DIED YOUNG, HER CELLS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WORLD.
  7. THIS YOUNG ENTREPENEUR HAS BECOME A BIG SUCCESS STARTING FROM HER GRANDMOTHER'S RECIPES.
  8. RAISED IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, THIS ATHLETE WENT ON TO BECOME ONE OF THE GREATEST WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.
  9. HE BECAME KNOWN AS "THE PLANT DOCTOR" TO LOCAL FARMERS DUE TO HIS ABILITY TO DISCERN HOW TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR GARDENS, FIELDS AND ORCHARDS.
  10. BEING ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOTBALL STARS, THIS ATHLETE WAS INDUCTED INFO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME IN 2005.
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  1. THIS MAN WAS AN ADVISOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR AND WAS ACTIVE IN BOTH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND LATER THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
  2. THIS WOMAN WAS BORN IN 1908 AND WOULD BECOME THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE JUDGE IN THE US.
  3. SHE WAS THE FOURTH PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN (NCNW) AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
  4. THIS TONY AWARD WINNING ENTERTAINER STARRED IN LIN MANUEL MIRANDA'S LANDMARK MUSICAL HAMILTON.
  5. THIS COMEDIAN WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED FOR HER TALENT AS A WRITER ON THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW.
  6. THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO ARGUE A CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT AND WAS THE FIRST TO SERVE AS A FEDERAL JUDGE.
  7. THIS AWARD WINNING ACTOR STARRED IN MARVEL STUDIOS BLACK PANTHER.
  8. BORN IN HOLLY SPRINGS, MS, THIS WOMAN WENT ON TO BECOME ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE.
  9. SHE IS REFERRED TO AS THE "QUEEN OF SOUL".

19 Clues: SHE IS REFERRED TO AS THE "QUEEN OF SOUL". • THIS WEALTHY ENTREPRENEUR ONCE EMPLOYED MADAM CJ WALKER. • THIS AWARD WINNING ACTOR STARRED IN MARVEL STUDIOS BLACK PANTHER. • ALTHOUGH THIS WOMAN DIED YOUNG, HER CELLS CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WORLD. • THIS WOMAN WAS BORN IN 1908 AND WOULD BECOME THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE JUDGE IN THE US. • ...

Black History Month 2017-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Robinson
  2. Newton
  3. Tubman
  4. Williams
  5. Luther King Jr.
  6. T.Washington
  7. Attucks
  8. Vesey
  9. Carson
  10. Evers
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  1. Washington Carver
  2. Williams
  3. Obama
  4. Douglass
  5. Joplin
  6. Garvey
  7. X
  8. Ellington
  9. Parks
  10. Turner

20 Clues: X • Obama • Vesey • Parks • Evers • Newton • Joplin • Tubman • Garvey • Carson • Turner • Attucks • Robinson • Williams • Douglass • Williams • Ellington • T.Washington • Luther King Jr. • Washington Carver

Black History Month 2025-02-20

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Fairness and equality under the law
  2. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech
  3. A dream of equality
  4. Last name of a famous leader
  5. A strategy for social change
  6. A desired outcome of the Civil Rights Movement
  7. A fundamental right
  8. King's profession
  9. A month of recognition for Black achievements
  10. Bringing people of different races together
  11. A key value of the movement
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  1. Rights belonging to all citizens
  2. Opposing injustice
  3. A place of segregation
  4. Wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
  5. A feeling of optimism for the future
  6. Scott King's first name
  7. A form of protest
  8. A person who guides others
  9. What someone leaves behind after they are gone

20 Clues: A form of protest • King's profession • Opposing injustice • A dream of equality • A fundamental right • A place of segregation • Scott King's first name • A person who guides others • A key value of the movement • Last name of a famous leader • A strategy for social change • Wife of Martin Luther King Jr. • Rights belonging to all citizens • Fairness and equality under the law • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Having more over someone else
  2. black history month
  3. Just behavior or treatment
  4. Courteous and polite
  5. Learning
  6. Behavior involving physical force
  7. Hate against certain people
  8. People being forced to do tasks
  9. Tranquility
  10. The end of getting something done
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  1. Unjust treatment or control
  2. Being free
  3. Third month
  4. Including people and giving the same opportunities
  5. Getting a chance to do something
  6. Being friendly or doing good acts
  7. Your blood line and past family
  8. The hate against a specific race
  9. Having high respect

19 Clues: Learning • Being free • Third month • Tranquility • black history month • Having high respect • Courteous and polite • Just behavior or treatment • Unjust treatment or control • Hate against certain people • Having more over someone else • Your blood line and past family • People being forced to do tasks • Getting a chance to do something • The hate against a specific race • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. first African American MLB player with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947
  2. first African American woman to orbit in space aboard Endeavour
  3. Congress of Racial Equality, most famous for launching Freedom Rides
  4. "We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
  5. amendment that abolished slavery
  6. department store seamstress who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger
  7. first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
  8. "Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
  9. "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
  10. "It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts.”
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  1. "Truth is powerful and it prevails."
  2. first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968
  3. "In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."
  4. amendment that prohibits denying voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude
  5. commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States
  6. famed author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Signs" in 1969
  7. launched in 1961 to test local compliance with federal orders to desegregate interstate bus terminals
  8. amendment that established African Americans, including ex-slaves, as American citizens
  9. formed February 12, 1909, to work toward the abolition of segregation and discrimination

19 Clues: amendment that abolished slavery • "Truth is powerful and it prevails." • "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" • first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner • "We are not makers of history. We are made by history." • first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968 • famed author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Signs" in 1969 • ...

Black History Month 2026-03-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first African American who wrote poetry
  2. He broke the top home run time.
  3. Frist U.S born African American to play in the NHL
  4. He was the first Black African American secretary for Gorge Bush.
  5. he had to drop out of school because he was accused of plagiarism.
  6. She has a day named after her in hawaii.
  7. He ran 100m dash in 10 seconds.
  8. He shot 3 shots at a golf course at the age of 3.
  9. She took over a band and won a Grammy after she forgot her lyrics.
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  1. He designed the first black video game.
  2. Won 2 titles in tennis being the first black player.
  3. The first black vice president in the U.S.
  4. 2nd black woman hired at the naval proving ground.
  5. A star basketball player on the court.
  6. She was the first black woman to be a Judge.
  7. He changed the world through music.
  8. She help military families and more.
  9. Doctors told her she could never walk again and then she did.
  10. Her whole life she practiced saving people.
  11. He inspired people all over the U.S.

20 Clues: He broke the top home run time. • He ran 100m dash in 10 seconds. • He changed the world through music. • She help military families and more. • He inspired people all over the U.S. • A star basketball player on the court. • He designed the first black video game. • She has a day named after her in hawaii. • The first black vice president in the U.S. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Having more over someone else
  2. black history month
  3. Just behavior or treatment
  4. Courteous and polite
  5. Learning
  6. Behavior involving physical force
  7. Hate against certain people
  8. People being forced to do tasks
  9. Tranquility
  10. The end of getting something done
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  1. Unjust treatment or control
  2. Being free
  3. Walking in a certain way
  4. Including people and giving the same opportunities
  5. Getting a chance to do something
  6. Being friendly or doing good acts
  7. Your blood line and past family
  8. The hate against a specific race
  9. Having high respect

19 Clues: Learning • Being free • Tranquility • black history month • Having high respect • Courteous and polite • Walking in a certain way • Just behavior or treatment • Unjust treatment or control • Hate against certain people • Having more over someone else • Your blood line and past family • People being forced to do tasks • Getting a chance to do something • The hate against a specific race • ...

Black History Month! 2015-01-29

Black History Month! crossword puzzle
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  1. What Martin Luther King Jr. fought to end
  2. Luther King Jr. He created of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  3. Have a Dream Speech Words so powerful Spoken from Martin Luther King Jr. they changed the minds of billions of people around the world
  4. Lincoln He created The Emancipation Proclamation, declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the Confederate states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  5. The purpose of Black History Month
  6. In honor of all African's Americans who change our world for good
  7. Tubman escaped from slavery and became one of the most effective and celebrated leaders of the Underground Railroad
  8. The act or belief of discriminating people for their skin color
  9. Rights Act of 1964 This law prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin and also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation
  10. 4, 1968 The day an African American Leader who fought against segregation was assassinated
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  1. Rights Act of 1965 Making it easier for Southern colored people to register to vote
  2. Robinson He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball
  3. Obama He is an African American who is currently changing our world
  4. Jail Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and sent here after and wrote letters from here too
  5. Baines Johnson He signed the law for African Americans to be able to vote
  6. Douglass He Wrote about his life describing his experiences as a slave in his 1845 autobiography
  7. African Americans begin a march to Montgomery in support of voting rights and is also the name of a movie based on Martin Luther King Jr.
  8. Rights Movement largest social movement of the 20th century
  9. Parks A female rightist who fought with Martin Luther King Jr.
  10. what most African Americans were forced to be

20 Clues: The purpose of Black History Month • What Martin Luther King Jr. fought to end • what most African Americans were forced to be • Luther King Jr. He created of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Rights Movement largest social movement of the 20th century • Parks A female rightist who fought with Martin Luther King Jr. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. What every person should have regardless of gender, skin color, religion, etc.
  2. The process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group.
  3. Sounds that are sung or played on instruments create ____.
  4. The act of separating people based off of their skin color
  5. All people who are eligible citizens have ____, which allow them to participate in elections.
  6. Putting yourself in other people's shoes is called _____.
  7. The willingness to accept feelings, habits, or beliefs that differ from your own
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  1. The act of pushing away a person or a group of people because of an undesired quality.
  2. To judge someone based off of observation rather than someone's character.
  3. The state of being on the same playing field despite any differences that a person or group of people may have.
  4. The practice of treating a person or group of people differently from other people/groups.
  5. Lack of fair treatment of a person or group of people because of the color of their skin.
  6. A group of people described by physical characteristics
  7. Working hard without giving up.
  8. A strong dislike of something or someone.
  9. The act of strong disapproval.
  10. Beliefs, customs, and arts of a particular group of people are all examples of ____.
  11. To treat a person or a group of people cruelly.
  12. A condition in which one person is owned by another.

19 Clues: The act of strong disapproval. • Working hard without giving up. • A strong dislike of something or someone. • To treat a person or a group of people cruelly. • A condition in which one person is owned by another. • A group of people described by physical characteristics • Putting yourself in other people's shoes is called _____. • ...

2025 Black History Month 2025-02-11

2025 Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Shared identity (Black History Month color)
  2. Blood (Black History Month color)
  3. The founder of Chicago (no spaces)
  4. Founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, the first predominantly African American labor union, which fought for fair wages and better working conditions for African American railroad workers. (no space)
  5. Prosperity (Black History Month color)
  6. _______ was the first African American woman to become a national union officer. She worked tirelessly for the rights of African American women in the labor movement. (no space)
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  1. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed _______ as the first African American to head the U.S. Department of Labor, marking a milestone in Black leadership in the federal workforce.(no space)
  2. The Father of Black History Month (no spaces)
  3. The association that picks the theme of Black History Month (abbreviation)
  4. The 1968 _____ Workers' Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was pivotal for labor rights and helped highlight issues of racial discrimination in labor unions.
  5. 2025 theme for Black History Month, African Americans & ______.
  6. Carter G. Woodson got his doctorate from what college?
  7. The ____ Porters, mostly African American men, worked on the Pullman Company’s railroad cars and fought for workers' rights.
  8. Growth (Black History Month color)

14 Clues: Blood (Black History Month color) • The founder of Chicago (no spaces) • Growth (Black History Month color) • Prosperity (Black History Month color) • Shared identity (Black History Month color) • The Father of Black History Month (no spaces) • Carter G. Woodson got his doctorate from what college? • 2025 theme for Black History Month, African Americans & ______. • ...

Black history month 2021-02-21

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the gas mask
  2. The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  3. first black female self-made millionaire
  4. Group that fought for equal rights
  5. First African American vice president of the United States
  6. This famous civil rights activist is known for his speech "I have a dream"
  7. Belief that one racial group is superior to another
  8. Practice of including people of all different races, cultures, backgrounds
  9. Unjust of prejudicial privileges among different races, backgrounds, etc
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  1. First black person to play in the MLB
  2. Refused to give her seat up
  3. Black History Month is in this month
  4. Famously known for peanut butter
  5. First black president of the United States
  6. Someone is forced to work for another
  7. First black person to play in the NBA
  8. Unfair treatment of a person or group
  9. Lack of fairness
  10. First black female to travel in space
  11. Racial separation of people into racial groups

20 Clues: Lack of fairness • Invented the gas mask • Refused to give her seat up • Famously known for peanut butter • Group that fought for equal rights • Black History Month is in this month • First black person to play in the MLB • Someone is forced to work for another • First black person to play in the NBA • Unfair treatment of a person or group • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Princess and the Frog
  2. Formally Known as Kanye West
  3. First Colony to ban slavery. 1777
  4. Riley,Huey, and Granddad
  5. a traditional West African dance from Guinea used to celebrate the fishing harvest.
  6. Slow Cooked, Hearty Southern Comfort Food
  7. Black Entertainment Television
  8. Get Out
  9. WAKANDA FOREVER[actor]
  10. Best Selling Album of All Time
  11. The Master of Disaster;The Dancing Destroyer;World Heavyweight Champion from the Rocky Movie Franchise
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  1. Founder of Black History Month
  2. Martin and ____
  3. First Black Character in the Peanuts Comic Strip.
  4. Who Betty Boop was modeled after.
  5. Chicago Comedian who died in 2008 from sarcoidosis
  6. Family Feud Host
  7. Jersey Number 23 or 6
  8. Bel-Air is located in which State

19 Clues: Get Out • Martin and ____ • Family Feud Host • Princess and the Frog • Jersey Number 23 or 6 • WAKANDA FOREVER[actor] • Riley,Huey, and Granddad • Formally Known as Kanye West • Founder of Black History Month • Black Entertainment Television • Best Selling Album of All Time • First Colony to ban slavery. 1777 • Who Betty Boop was modeled after. • Bel-Air is located in which State • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Alpha ____ Alpha Sorority, founded in 1908
  2. Jimi _________ - his career had a lifetime’s worth of influence on the rock genre and how the electric guitar is played today
  3. Alpha ____ Alpha Fraternity, founded in 1906
  4. Zeta Phi _____ Sorority, founded in 1920
  5. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win this in 1939
  6. an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell
  7. Louis _______ - one of the century's most recognized and beloved musicians
  8. Phillis ______ - first black woman to become a poet of note in the US
  9. Tina ________ - known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"
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  1. Stevie ________ - went blind as an infant and went on to become one of the most dynamic and significant musicians of all time
  2. _____ Alpha Psi Fraternity, founded in 1911
  3. Iota Phi _____ Fraternity, founded in 1963
  4. Marie Selika ________ became the first black artist to perform at the White House in 1878
  5. Delta _____ Theta Sorority, founded in 1913
  6. which amendment ended slavery in the US?
  7. Nina _________ - one of the most revered and outspoken musicians throughout the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
  8. Sigma _____ Rho Sorority, founded in 1922
  9. James Weldon _______ - wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which later became known as the Black National Anthem
  10. Phi Beta _____ Fraternity, founded in 1914
  11. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of _______
  12. Curtis Lee ______ - his song "People Get Ready" was ranked at no. 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

21 Clues: Zeta Phi _____ Sorority, founded in 1920 • which amendment ended slavery in the US? • Sigma _____ Rho Sorority, founded in 1922 • Iota Phi _____ Fraternity, founded in 1963 • Alpha ____ Alpha Sorority, founded in 1908 • Phi Beta _____ Fraternity, founded in 1914 • _____ Alpha Psi Fraternity, founded in 1911 • Delta _____ Theta Sorority, founded in 1913 • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-25

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil rights leader known for not giving up her seat in Birmingham, Alabama
  2. Successful singer and songwriter; was a part of new edition
  3. President of freedoms bank
  4. First African American MLB player
  5. First African American female millionaire
  6. Two time democratic presidential candidate; founded PUSH
  7. Famous boxer who won the WBA, WBC, and lineal heavyweight title
  8. Successful TV hostess, producer, media proprietor
  9. NBA player who is a 3 time NBA championship holder
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  1. Famous rapper and clothing line franchisee
  2. First African American to receive his PhD
  3. Former First Lady of the US
  4. Founded the NAACP
  5. 11 time world champion at the Olympic Games
  6. Former POTUS from 2008-2016
  7. One of the most famous and influential African American poets and writers
  8. Most remembered player from the Chicago Bulls
  9. "King of Pop"

18 Clues: "King of Pop" • Founded the NAACP • President of freedoms bank • Former First Lady of the US • Former POTUS from 2008-2016 • First African American MLB player • First African American to receive his PhD • First African American female millionaire • Famous rapper and clothing line franchisee • 11 time world champion at the Olympic Games • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Actress grammy winner
  2. poet and activist harlem
  3. Jazz musician known for king of Jazz
  4. black woman lawyer
  5. Mathmatician NASA engineer
  6. Secretary of state
  7. Inventor gas mask traffic symbol
  8. boxer
  9. first Afric americ president
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  1. 1st academy award for best actor
  2. abolishnist and activist "aint i a women"
  3. tennis player first black am wimbeldon
  4. A chemist who created cortisone
  5. Won 4 gold medals 1936 olympics
  6. First black baseball player
  7. 1963 march leader
  8. Poetof "caged bird"
  9. Changed the diaologe of white/black

18 Clues: boxer • 1963 march leader • black woman lawyer • Secretary of state • Poetof "caged bird" • Actress grammy winner • poet and activist harlem • Mathmatician NASA engineer • First black baseball player • first Afric americ president • A chemist who created cortisone • Won 4 gold medals 1936 olympics • 1st academy award for best actor • Inventor gas mask traffic symbol • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to obscure or conceal
  2. without pity
  3. form intrigue in an underhand manner
  4. practices handed from from the past by tradition
  5. completely wanting or lacking
  6. having rugged physical strength
  7. make calm or still
  8. lacking in physical beauty
  9. intense or sharp
  10. a band of flowers or other foliage
Down
  1. give life or energy to
  2. crouch or curl up
  3. avoiding detection by moving carefully
  4. enclose as with a covering
  5. covered with dirt
  6. be uncomfortably hot
  7. a humble request for help from someone in authority
  8. demonstrating striking cleverness and humor

18 Clues: without pity • intense or sharp • crouch or curl up • covered with dirt • make calm or still • be uncomfortably hot • to obscure or conceal • give life or energy to • enclose as with a covering • lacking in physical beauty • completely wanting or lacking • having rugged physical strength • a band of flowers or other foliage • form intrigue in an underhand manner • ...

Black History Month! 2025-01-23

Black History Month! crossword puzzle
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  1. The Underground ________ was a network to escape slavery prior to the Civil War
  2. Black History Month was originally celebrated in February to honor the birthdays of abolitionist _______ Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln
  3. Marsha P. ________ was the drag queen and activist known for throwing the first brick at Stonewall
  4. Black women were finally able to legally vote 45 years after white women due to the Voting ______ Act of 1965
  5. ______ Wheatley Peters was best known for writing the poem "On Being Brought from Africa to America" about her own experience of being kidnapped as a child and enslaved
  6. Jazz singer that the cartoon Betty Boop was based on
  7. First state to abolish slavery
  8. Appointed in February of 2022, _______ Brown Jackson is the first Black woman and the first former federal public defender on the Supreme Court.
  9. First Black actress to win an Academy Award
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  1. The federal holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States
  2. The historian Carter G. _________ first created what we now celebrated as Black History Month in America
  3. The first Black U.S. president
  4. According to Smithsonian Magazine, one in four of these Western ranch hands was Black
  5. Scientist and educator George W. Carver invented over 300 products related to this crop
  6. Wilma Rudolph won three medals at the Summer ________ in 1960 and refused to attend segregated festivities, resulting in her Tennessee hometown integrating the celebratory parade and banquet
  7. The last name of the first Black U.S. vice president
  8. Sister Rosetta Tharpe was known as the “_______ of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and hugely influenced rock music for decades to come
  9. Maya Angelou's most famous poem is entitled "I Know Why The Caged Bird ____"

18 Clues: The first Black U.S. president • First state to abolish slavery • First Black actress to win an Academy Award • The last name of the first Black U.S. vice president • Jazz singer that the cartoon Betty Boop was based on • Maya Angelou's most famous poem is entitled "I Know Why The Caged Bird ____" • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first African American President
  2. college Carter Woodson attended
  3. wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird sings
  4. invented the first traffic light
  5. invented the street sweeper
  6. Wheatley's first poem was published at what age
  7. Obama was a Senator from this state
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  1. month Black History month is celebrated
  2. first African American writer in America
  3. the state Carter Woodson was from
  4. invented the potato chip
  5. invented peanut butter
  6. state Maya Angelou was born
  7. invented the ice cream scoop
  8. invented the pencil sharpener
  9. the city MLK Jr. gave his speech
  10. mother of the modern day civil rights movement
  11. invented the drop mailbox

18 Clues: invented peanut butter • invented the potato chip • invented the drop mailbox • state Maya Angelou was born • invented the street sweeper • invented the ice cream scoop • invented the pencil sharpener • college Carter Woodson attended • first African American President • invented the first traffic light • the city MLK Jr. gave his speech • the state Carter Woodson was from • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. He would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
  2. He was a 5 times NBA Champion and he wore numbers 24 and 8 ; his nickname was the Black Mamba.
  3. She is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
  4. Entrepreneur billionaire who had a talk show
  5. His nickname is King —-- and he was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18.
  6. poet who was a Cabaret dancer and an activist
  7. was the most popular female jazz singer for more than a century, Her most famous song was, “A-Tisket A-Tasket”.
  8. helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961 and she started high school at just 10 years old!
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  1. She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.
  2. Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.
  3. He invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter and he created inventions to help farmers crops.
  4. He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century and he received the Liberty Medal.
  5. First African American president of the United States. Also, he won “Nobel Peace Prize”
  6. actor that participated in many Disney Channel Shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man homecoming.
  7. has won the most Grammy's and she is the most awarded women artist in MTV Video Music. Also, she is the most Grammy nominated artist.
  8. into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years, fought for equal rights, and 1st person to run for president
  9. She's an American activist. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden and she also read one of her poems at hisinauguration.
  10. She helped slaves escape in a “secret tunnel”. In total, she helped 750 slaves escape.

18 Clues: Entrepreneur billionaire who had a talk show • poet who was a Cabaret dancer and an activist • Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today. • First African American president of the United States. Also, he won “Nobel Peace Prize” • She helped slaves escape in a “secret tunnel”. In total, she helped 750 slaves escape. • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Emancipation Proclamation
  2. The “King of Pop”
  3. Father of Black History
  4. First African-American President in U.S. history
  5. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  6. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  7. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  8. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  9. Black History Month
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  1. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
  2. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  3. First African-American in MLB
  4. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for signing “What a Wonderful World”
  5. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  6. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  7. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show
  9. Bus Boycott location

18 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Month • Bus Boycott location • Father of Black History • “I Have a Dream” Speech • Emancipation Proclamation • hit single “What’s Goin On” • First African-American in MLB • “I Know The Caged Bird Sings” • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Famous Philanthropist with a talk show • ...

Black History Month 2026-01-20

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Manhattan neighborhood that became the epicenter of a Renaissance following the Great Migration
  2. District in Tulsa, Oklahoma known as the "Black Wall Street"
  3. First African-American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South
  4. First African-American to obtain a M.D. degree from a U.S. Medical School
  5. Developer of the Blood Bank
  6. First African-American male to win an Oscar for Best Actor
  7. NASA engineer and inventor of the popular Super Soaker water gun
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  1. Pulitzer-prize winning rapper
  2. First African-American President of the American Medical Association(AMA)
  3. First African-American Miss America
  4. Established, first principal of and teacher of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  5. Famous abolitionist and autobiographer
  6. The first incorporated all African-American town. Where Zora Neale Hurston was raised
  7. Scholar, writer, editor, and civil rights pioneer
  8. Alabama city where a MLK Jr, John Lewis and others crossed the famous bridge in 1965
  9. 2016 movie about the 3 African-American mathematicians at NASA
  10. Known as the "Conductor" of the Underground Railroad
  11. First African-American female to win an Oscar for Best Actress

18 Clues: Developer of the Blood Bank • Pulitzer-prize winning rapper • First African-American Miss America • Famous abolitionist and autobiographer • Scholar, writer, editor, and civil rights pioneer • Known as the "Conductor" of the Underground Railroad • First African-American male to win an Oscar for Best Actor • District in Tulsa, Oklahoma known as the "Black Wall Street" • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Colvin When she was 15 she refused to get out of her seat on the bus.
  2. Carlos American former track and field athlete and professional American football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
  3. o. Davis, From becoming a pilot. Not his white classmates at West Point, a military academy, refusing to be his roommate.
  4. Walter "Major" Taylor Was an African-American professional cyclist.
  5. parks Helped initiate the civil rights movement in the united states.
  6. Ali Was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
  7. Was the youngest boy to win the Nobel prize.
  8. Flowers Is an American bobsledder. In 2002 Winter Olympics.
  9. Nell Bridges Hall Is an American civil rights activist.
  10. Arthur Johnson Nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of crow.
  11. Ashley Manuel Is an American professional swimmer specializing in freestyle events. Jack Arthur Johnson
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  1. washington carver was an agricultural scientist how the inventor of hundreds of products using peanuts
  2. Andrew Jones Is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events.
  3. Walker The First Black American to Be a Self-Made Millionaire.
  4. Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson Was an American activist who was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama.
  5. Carol Jemison She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
  6. Roosevelt Robinson Was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League.
  7. Oliver Davis Sr Was a United States Army general. In 1940, he became the first African-American to rise to the rank of brigadier general.
  8. Eliza Mahoney Was the first African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States.
  9. Tubman Was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.

20 Clues: Was the youngest boy to win the Nobel prize. • Nell Bridges Hall Is an American civil rights activist. • Flowers Is an American bobsledder. In 2002 Winter Olympics. • Walker The First Black American to Be a Self-Made Millionaire. • Walter "Major" Taylor Was an African-American professional cyclist. • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. South African President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  2. First African American President & Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  3. Multi Award Winning Talk Show
  4. African Slave Revolt Leader
  5. Founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET)
  6. The Tuskegee Institute
  7. Supreme Court Judge
  8. Boycott & NAAACP
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  1. Underground Railroad Leader
  2. Poet
  3. NAACP Founder
  4. Hair Care Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
  5. Published the "Liberator"
  6. First African American Secretary of State
  7. Father of Black History
  8. Supreme Court Judge
  9. Human Rights Leader
  10. Scientist, Botanist, Educator & Inventor
  11. Civil Rights Leader & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

19 Clues: Poet • NAACP Founder • Boycott & NAAACP • Supreme Court Judge • Human Rights Leader • Supreme Court Judge • The Tuskegee Institute • Father of Black History • Published the "Liberator" • Underground Railroad Leader • African Slave Revolt Leader • Multi Award Winning Talk Show • Hair Care Entrepreneur & Philanthropist • Scientist, Botanist, Educator & Inventor • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I have a _____
  2. A peaceful protester who countered prejudice in the United States
  3. A movement that began in July 2013
  4. Best selling artist in the US for 2009
  5. 49th vice president
  6. Black History Month
  7. A form of helping each other
  8. The quality of being fair and impartial.
  9. The first African-American US president.
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  1. Prominent activist who was a former slave
  2. The state of being equal
  3. Calculated critical calculations of orbital mechanics
  4. Known as "the first lady of civil rights"
  5. "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."
  6. Frequent use of your imagination*
  7. American poet, writer, and professor.
  8. First black woman to work for NASA
  9. A dance style that originated from African folk dances

18 Clues: I have a _____ • 49th vice president • Black History Month • The state of being equal • A form of helping each other • Frequent use of your imagination* • A movement that began in July 2013 • First black woman to work for NASA • American poet, writer, and professor. • Best selling artist in the US for 2009 • The quality of being fair and impartial. • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Educator who believed reading and citizenship education were essential tools for freedom
  2. Medical scientist who revolutionized blood banking and emergency medicine
  3. Mechanical engineer whose inventions made trains run more smoothly and inspired a phrase meaning authenticity
  4. Independent filmmaker who challenged stereotypes by telling complex Black stories on screen
  5. First Black woman in the United States to earn a bachelor’s degree
  6. Abolitionist whose novel revealed the realities of slavery to a broad readership
  7. Physician who wrote one of the earliest medical texts by a Black author
  8. NAACP leader who secretly investigated racial violence and lynchings
  9. Teen activist whose refusal on public transit became part of a landmark court case
  10. Civil rights lawyer whose legal strategy dismantled segregation from the courtroom outward
  11. Inventor whose traffic signal and safety hood improved public safety nationwide
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  1. Entrepreneur who built a beauty empire and funded schools, orphanages, and community programs
  2. Poet of the Harlem Renaissance known for capturing ordinary Black life with emotional honesty
  3. Sculptor who broke international art barriers as a Black and Native American woman
  4. Folk artist who began painting later in life, preserving rural Southern Black history
  5. Inventor whose early home security system used cameras and two-way communication
  6. Mathematician whose calculations helped define Earth’s shape for satellite navigation
  7. Inventor whose work helped bring electric light into American homes
  8. Yale-trained physicist who devoted his career to teaching when research paths were blocked

19 Clues: First Black woman in the United States to earn a bachelor’s degree • Inventor whose work helped bring electric light into American homes • NAACP leader who secretly investigated racial violence and lynchings • Physician who wrote one of the earliest medical texts by a Black author • Medical scientist who revolutionized blood banking and emergency medicine • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott movement
  2. First African American to win an Academy Award
  3. First African American U.S. President
  4. Most decorated sportsperson in gymnastics
  5. His debut solo album, Off The Wall
  6. Leader of the civil rights movement, known for "I Have A Dream" speech
  7. NBA's all-time leading scorer
  8. The first black Supreme Court justice
  9. Starred in sports movie "Creed"
  10. First Black and South Asian American and first woman Vice President of the United States
  11. Played T’Challa in Black Panther
  12. Revolutionary guitarist and songwriter "Hey Joe"
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  1. Founder of The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) an international, multi-racial, and progressive organization
  2. The first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license
  3. Boxing champion and activist
  4. Conductor on the Underground Railroad
  5. The Queen of Drag
  6. Broke the Major League Baseball color barrier

18 Clues: The Queen of Drag • Boxing champion and activist • NBA's all-time leading scorer • Starred in sports movie "Creed" • Played T’Challa in Black Panther • His debut solo album, Off The Wall • Conductor on the Underground Railroad • First African American U.S. President • The first black Supreme Court justice • Most decorated sportsperson in gymnastics • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space
  2. Someone who had a dream
  3. "Where there is no ___; there is no strength" - Oprah Winfrey
  4. "Never be limited by other people's limited ____" - Mae Jemison
  5. What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame CJ Walker provide?
  6. Former POTUS from 2008-2016
  7. "You must never be ___ about what you are doing when its right" - Rosa Parks
  8. " If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then ___, but whatever you do keep moving forward" - Martin Luther King Jr
  9. Who was the ladies world figure skating championship in 1986?
Down
  1. King of Pop
  2. Which important legislation forbid employers from discriminating against minorities
  3. Arthur Ashe was a famous ____
  4. Founder of NAACP; African American sociologist who attended Harvard
  5. The month is known as Black History Month
  6. Who was the first black American to get a PhD
  7. She was the first licensed African-American pilot
  8. "Every great dream begins with a ___. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world" - Harriet Tubman
  9. "You really change the ____ if you care enough" Marian Wright Edeiman

18 Clues: King of Pop • Someone who had a dream • Former POTUS from 2008-2016 • Arthur Ashe was a famous ____ • The month is known as Black History Month • Who was the first black American to get a PhD • She was the first licensed African-American pilot • Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space • "Where there is no ___; there is no strength" - Oprah Winfrey • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous rapper
  2. first African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary
  3. Famous women that sung for the last super bowl
  4. Famous rapper
  5. One of the top engineers in the International Business Machines Corporation
  6. Famous comedian
  7. Actor for spiderman
  8. Actor and a rapper
  9. Actor,singer and producer
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  1. the first woman self-made millionaire
  2. American rapper
  3. First african american women to get an international pilot's license
  4. Actor and comedian
  5. One the most iconic and influential musicians
  6. First african american women who orbited into space
  7. a nba center
  8. Famous african american actor
  9. Never backed in his stand against racism
  10. He fought for civil rights by martin Luther king jr

19 Clues: a nba center • Famous rapper • Famous rapper • American rapper • Famous comedian • Actor and comedian • Actor and a rapper • Actor for spiderman • Actor,singer and producer • Famous african american actor • the first woman self-made millionaire • Never backed in his stand against racism • One the most iconic and influential musicians • Famous women that sung for the last super bowl • ...

LOCAL 1825 WEEKLY CROSSWORD - BLACK HISTORY MONTH EDITION 2022-02-18

LOCAL 1825 WEEKLY CROSSWORD - BLACK HISTORY MONTH EDITION crossword puzzle
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  1. Home of Audre Lorde Papers
  2. "We shall ____"
  3. The first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
  4. Named "Black Moses" of St. Croix
  5. First black governor of USVI
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  1. First Black POTUS senatorial home
  2. Rosa Park's occupation
  3. Advised Roosevelt on minority affairs
  4. First Black person to win Nobel Prize
  5. First African-American labor union
  6. First HBCU
  7. Creator of Black History Month
  8. Madame Senate President
  9. Black history month
  10. Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands
  11. First Black woman elected to Congress
  12. UVI's designation
  13. President of Local 1825

18 Clues: First HBCU • "We shall ____" • UVI's designation • Black history month • Rosa Park's occupation • Madame Senate President • President of Local 1825 • Home of Audre Lorde Papers • First black governor of USVI • Creator of Black History Month • Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands • Named "Black Moses" of St. Croix • First Black POTUS senatorial home • First African-American labor union • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for signing “What a Wonderful World”
  2. arrested for refusing to give up her seat
  3. Black History Month
  4. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  5. First African-American President in U.S. history
  6. Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Father of Black History
  8. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  9. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
  10. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
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  1. The “King of Pop”
  2. First African-American in MLB
  3. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  4. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  5. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  6. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  7. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show

18 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Month • “I Have a Dream” Speech • Father of Black History • Emancipation Proclamation • hit single “What’s Goin On” • First African-American in MLB • “I Know The Caged Bird Sings” • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Famous Philanthropist with a talk show • Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely” • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for signing “What a Wonderful World”
  2. arrested for refusing to give up her seat
  3. Black History Month
  4. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  5. First African-American President in U.S. history
  6. Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Father of Black History
  8. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  9. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
  10. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Down
  1. The “King of Pop”
  2. First African-American in MLB
  3. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  4. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  5. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  6. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  7. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show

18 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Month • “I Have a Dream” Speech • Father of Black History • Emancipation Proclamation • hit single “What’s Goin On” • First African-American in MLB • “I Know The Caged Bird Sings” • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Famous Philanthropist with a talk show • Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely” • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for singing “What a Wonderful World”
  2. arrested for refusing to give up her seat
  3. Black History Month
  4. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  5. First African-American President in U.S. history
  6. Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Father of Black History
  8. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  9. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
  10. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Down
  1. The “King of Pop”
  2. First African-American in MLB
  3. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  4. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  5. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  6. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  7. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show

18 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Month • “I Have a Dream” Speech • Father of Black History • Emancipation Proclamation • hit single “What’s Goin On” • First African-American in MLB • “I Know The Caged Bird Sings” • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Famous Philanthropist with a talk show • Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely” • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Musician nicknamed Satchmo, famous for singing “What a Wonderful World”
  2. arrested for refusing to give up her seat
  3. Black History Month
  4. “I Know The Caged Bird Sings”
  5. First African-American President in U.S. history
  6. Emancipation Proclamation
  7. Father of Black History
  8. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  9. First African-American world heavyweight boxing champion
  10. First black recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Down
  1. The “King of Pop”
  2. First African-American in MLB
  3. Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely”
  4. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  5. hit single “What’s Goin On”
  6. “I Have a Dream” Speech
  7. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  8. Famous Philanthropist with a talk show

18 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Month • “I Have a Dream” Speech • Father of Black History • Emancipation Proclamation • hit single “What’s Goin On” • First African-American in MLB • “I Know The Caged Bird Sings” • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Famous Philanthropist with a talk show • Singer/songwriter of “Isn’t She Lovely” • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of days in February
  2. Name of Historical Black Colleges
  3. He was called "The Greatest"
  4. Reknowned Poet and Civil Rights Activist
  5. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  6. Scored 81 Points in One Game
  7. The Goat of Basketball
  8. Has won 23 Grand Slams
  9. Known for her kindness and famous talk show
  10. 1st Black Major League Baseball Player
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  1. Number of HBCUs in existence
  2. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  3. Black History Month
  4. Human Rights Activist
  5. World Record Breaking Track Star
  6. 1st Black President of the United States
  7. Her unwillingness to move ignited the Civil Rights Movement
  8. First Black Millionaire in the Hair Care Industry

18 Clues: Black History Month • Human Rights Activist • The Goat of Basketball • Has won 23 Grand Slams • Number of days in February • Number of HBCUs in existence • He was called "The Greatest" • Scored 81 Points in One Game • World Record Breaking Track Star • Name of Historical Black Colleges • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First black female in Congress.
  2. First black woman director in Hollywood.
  3. “I have a dream”
  4. Best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  5. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  6. African American agricultural scientist and inventor.
  7. First African American women to hold a pilot license
  8. The first black women to lead an armed military raid.
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  1. One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people.
  2. Played fifteen seasons in National Basketball Association between 1984 and 2003
  3. First black woman to own her own production company.
  4. Father of the abolitionist movement.
  5. First black woman to win an Olympic gold medal
  6. First black woman to travel into space
  7. First African American child to attend a whites only elementary school.
  8. Born into slavery in Swaterkill
  9. First African American Supreme Court Justice.
  10. “Queen Bey”

18 Clues: “Queen Bey” • “I have a dream” • First black female in Congress. • Born into slavery in Swaterkill • Father of the abolitionist movement. • First black woman to travel into space • First black woman director in Hollywood. • First African American Supreme Court Justice. • First black woman to win an Olympic gold medal • First black woman to own her own production company. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-10

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  1. The 2023 theme for Black History Month.
  2. Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech given during The March on Washington, titled: ________
  3. Which President officially recognized Black History Month in 1976?
  4. a pioneer and great influencer of American Dance, who showcased the universality of the African American experience through his different pieces.
  5. The four colors that represent Black History Month are red, green, black and ________
  6. First professional black baseball player, #42.
  7. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was the first African American elected Governor in the United States. He served as Governor for the state of ________.
  8. February was chosen as Black History Month to honor the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and the 16th President of the US:__________
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  1. Name of first African American to be appointed to the supreme court
  2. Has been deemed the "Father of Black History".
  3. Previously to being honored for a month, Black History was a _____ long.
  4. First African American President of the United States
  5. Phillis Wheatley was just ______ years old when she became the first published female African American writer.
  6. Dorothy Vaughan was not only a highly experienced mathematician, but also the first African American Manager for _____.
  7. Acronym of one of the oldest and largest Civil Rights Organizations

15 Clues: The 2023 theme for Black History Month. • Has been deemed the "Father of Black History". • First professional black baseball player, #42. • First African American President of the United States • Which President officially recognized Black History Month in 1976? • Name of first African American to be appointed to the supreme court • ...

Black History Month! 2020-02-05

Black History Month! crossword puzzle
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  1. Garrett Morgan helped invent the ________ light
  2. To celebrate Black music, some schools have _________ and dances
  3. Black History Month encourages us to learn the _________ of Black-Americans
  4. Black History Month is celebrated in this month every year
  5. Harriet _________ helped many slaves escape slavery
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  1. Today, we discussed Black History _______
  2. ________ Obama was the first Black-American president
  3. Lewis Latimer helped to invent the ___________
  4. ________ Franklin is Art's favorite singer OF ALL TIME!
  5. Black History Month is usually celebrated by students in their ________
  6. George Washington Carver popularized _______ butter

11 Clues: Today, we discussed Black History _______ • Lewis Latimer helped to invent the ___________ • Garrett Morgan helped invent the ________ light • George Washington Carver popularized _______ butter • Harriet _________ helped many slaves escape slavery • ________ Obama was the first Black-American president • ________ Franklin is Art's favorite singer OF ALL TIME! • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. African American Actor (2 words)
  2. king of pop (2 words)
  3. 99 club Wr (2 words
  4. Football legend(2word)
  5. Football best Qb franchise(2 words)
  6. Shot one three (2 words)
  7. Cant shoot one three (2 words)
  8. Multiple NFL playoffs and Superbowl(2 words)
  9. Caught 10 Td passes and 1,000 receiving yards
  10. First Rb to ever have 1,500 rushing yards (2 words
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  1. First African American astronaut(2 words)
  2. professional tennis player (2 words)
  3. Best CB in NFL history(2 words)
  4. G.O.A.T of basketball (2word)
  5. 99 club Dt (2 words)
  6. 99 club OT (2 words)
  7. 7,6 (2 word)

17 Clues: 7,6 (2 word) • 99 club Wr (2 words • 99 club Dt (2 words) • 99 club OT (2 words) • king of pop (2 words) • Football legend(2word) • Shot one three (2 words) • G.O.A.T of basketball (2word) • Cant shoot one three (2 words) • Best CB in NFL history(2 words) • African American Actor (2 words) • Football best Qb franchise(2 words) • professional tennis player (2 words) • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. G.O.A.T of basketball (2word)
  2. Shot one three (2 words)
  3. 7,6 (2 word)
  4. 99 club OT (2 words)
  5. Multiple NFL playoffs and Superbowl(2 words)
  6. professional tennis player (2 words)
  7. Football legend(2word)
  8. 99 club Dt (2 words)
  9. First African American astronaut(2 words)
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  1. Football best Qb franchise(2 words)
  2. 99 club Wr (2 words
  3. Cant shoot one three (2 words)
  4. African American Actor (2 words)
  5. king of pop (2 words)
  6. First Rb to ever have 1,500 rushing yards (2 words
  7. Best CB in NFL history(2 words)
  8. Caught 10 Td passes and 1,000 receiving yards

17 Clues: 7,6 (2 word) • 99 club Wr (2 words • 99 club OT (2 words) • 99 club Dt (2 words) • king of pop (2 words) • Football legend(2word) • Shot one three (2 words) • G.O.A.T of basketball (2word) • Cant shoot one three (2 words) • Best CB in NFL history(2 words) • African American Actor (2 words) • Football best Qb franchise(2 words) • professional tennis player (2 words) • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. They call him the fresh prince
  2. He was in the movie boyz in the hood
  3. He's most famous for the madea movies
  4. Iron mike is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time
  5. Civil right leader
  6. American actor and was on black panther
  7. nba player he was in space jam
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  1. Black mamba
  2. King of pop
  3. Civil right activist
  4. nurse,civil rights activists
  5. His catchphrase is move like a butterfly sting like a bee
  6. nba player, and shoe owner
  7. Tv host host family feud
  8. His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards
  9. Never made more than one shot in the nba
  10. First black president

17 Clues: Black mamba • King of pop • Civil right leader • Civil right activist • First black president • Tv host host family feud • nba player, and shoe owner • nurse,civil rights activists • They call him the fresh prince • nba player he was in space jam • He was in the movie boyz in the hood • He's most famous for the madea movies • American actor and was on black panther • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. first black Supreme Court justice; Thurgood _____
  2. she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks.
  3. Jesse Owens won this many gold medals a the 1936 Olympics
  4. first African-American woman to serve as a justice of the United States Supreme Court (last name)
  5. jackie robinson was the first black baseball player; he played for this team
  6. Malcolm X was a spokesman for the Nation of _____
  7. first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license; Bessie ______
  8. Medgar Evers was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in __________ (U.S. state)
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  1. wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  2. an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.
  3. mamba Kobe Bryant's nickname
  4. Louis Armstrong played this musical instrument
  5. Rosa Parks was best known for her pivotal role in the _____ bus boycott.
  6. Booker T. _____ was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.
  7. helped slaves escape to freedom on the "Underground Railroad"
  8. Muhammad Ali's sport
  9. W.E.B. du Bois was born in this state

17 Clues: Muhammad Ali's sport • mamba Kobe Bryant's nickname • W.E.B. du Bois was born in this state • wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • Louis Armstrong played this musical instrument • first black Supreme Court justice; Thurgood _____ • Malcolm X was a spokesman for the Nation of _____ • Jesse Owens won this many gold medals a the 1936 Olympics • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. where Henry Brown had his first day of freedom
  2. where did MLK give his famous speech
  3. what city in Georgia is MLK from
  4. the day celebrating the end of slavery
  5. the first black girl to attend a white school
  6. talented seamstress who refused to give up her bus seat
  7. what city in Alabama is Rosa Parks from
  8. a statement or action citing disapproval of something
  9. initials of the civil rights movement leader
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  1. a 14 year old boy who was violently killed for no reason
  2. Martin Luther King's famous speech
  3. first state to celebrate Juneteenth
  4. the idea that people should be treated fairly
  5. the separation of black and white people
  6. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
  7. a guide to where blacks would be welcomed across the US
  8. Henry Brown's nickname

17 Clues: Henry Brown's nickname • what city in Georgia is MLK from • Martin Luther King's famous speech • first state to celebrate Juneteenth • where did MLK give his famous speech • the day celebrating the end of slavery • what city in Alabama is Rosa Parks from • the separation of black and white people • initials of the civil rights movement leader • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. George W Carver found 300 uses for these
  2. Nerf toy invented by Lonnie Johnson
  3. First Black president of the US
  4. First Black woman to serve in the US Senate
  5. Holiday on June 19th
  6. Katerine Johnson helped what organization
  7. First black student in an all white school
  8. Who invented the 3 signal traffic light?
  9. First Black woman to win an Emmy twice
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  1. Frist Black woman in space
  2. She refused to give up her bus seat in 1955
  3. The month dedicated to celebrating Black History
  4. Langston Hughes was a leader of the Harlem ____
  5. Won the Silver Slugger Award 12 times
  6. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  7. First Black woman to win 5 Grammys in 1 year
  8. Vanessa Williams became the first Black Miss ____

17 Clues: Holiday on June 19th • Frist Black woman in space • First Black president of the US • Nerf toy invented by Lonnie Johnson • Won the Silver Slugger Award 12 times • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • First Black woman to win an Emmy twice • George W Carver found 300 uses for these • Who invented the 3 signal traffic light? • Katerine Johnson helped what organization • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of meat you put in collard greens
  2. Country where Lupita Nyong'o was born
  3. Week long African American holiday celebration
  4. First African American POTUS
  5. Inventor of peanut butter
  6. Name of civil rights organization founded in 1909
  7. Played Whitney on the show A Different World
  8. First Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl
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  1. Wealthiest Black woman in the US
  2. Oldest HBCU in Washington, DC
  3. Made the famous I Have A Dream speech
  4. Spent 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island
  5. Underground railroad conductor called Moses
  6. Founder of Motown
  7. Original host of Soul Train
  8. Owner of media company TV-One
  9. Front man for the group The Time

17 Clues: Founder of Motown • Inventor of peanut butter • Original host of Soul Train • First African American POTUS • Oldest HBCU in Washington, DC • Owner of media company TV-One • Wealthiest Black woman in the US • Front man for the group The Time • Made the famous I Have A Dream speech • Country where Lupita Nyong'o was born • A type of meat you put in collard greens • ...

Black History Month 2020-12-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Made the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  2. Original host of Soul Train
  3. Week long African American celebration
  4. Famous tennis player and Civil Rights Champion
  5. Underground railroad conductor called Moses
  6. First Black quarterback to win a SuperBowl
  7. Front man for the group The Time
  8. Played Whitley on the Show 'A Different World'
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  1. Owner of the media company TV-One
  2. A type of meat you put in collard greens
  3. Inventor of peanut butter
  4. First African American POTUS
  5. Oldest historically Black college in Washington DC
  6. Country where Lupita Nyong'o was born
  7. Wealthiest Black woman in the US
  8. Spent 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island
  9. Founder of Motown

17 Clues: Founder of Motown • Inventor of peanut butter • Original host of Soul Train • First African American POTUS • Wealthiest Black woman in the US • Front man for the group The Time • Owner of the media company TV-One • Country where Lupita Nyong'o was born • Week long African American celebration • Made the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • A type of meat you put in collard greens • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Medical School First Black medical school
  2. Rudolph She couldn't walk as a child but became a runner
  3. Ashe He played tennis
  4. Allen founded the AME church
  5. McDuffie He co-created Milestone Comics
  6. Lee Wrote and directed School Daze and Do the Right Thing
  7. LaMarr He was the voice of Static and John Stewart Green Lantern
  8. Haley He wrote Roots and Autobiography of Malcolm X
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  1. Pierce DC Comics' first Black superhero named Black Lightning
  2. Phi Alpha Fraternity The first Black Greek fraternity
  3. Luther King He attended Morehouse College
  4. Africa Nelson Mandela is from this country
  5. Johnson The first Black supermodel
  6. Morgan He created the traffic light
  7. Munroe Marvel's first Black superheroine
  8. Ailey A famous dancer and has a troupe named after him
  9. Lee He wrote and directed School Daze and Do the Right Thing
  10. Winfrey She had her own talk show and television network

18 Clues: Ashe He played tennis • Allen founded the AME church • Johnson The first Black supermodel • Morgan He created the traffic light • McDuffie He co-created Milestone Comics • Munroe Marvel's first Black superheroine • Medical School First Black medical school • Luther King He attended Morehouse College • Africa Nelson Mandela is from this country • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Won a Presidential Medal of Freedom and is in the NBA Hall of Fame
  2. First African American to be President
  3. Freed slaves in the underground railroad
  4. One of the best baseball players and helped end segregation
  5. Wrote books and speeches about Civil Rights
  6. Author who helped fight segregation in Mississippi
  7. First African American to be a manager of NASA
  8. protested against segregation and fought in World War II
  9. Author and scientist
  10. Has some of the most home runs ever and spoke out against racism in the MLB
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  1. Track star and helped black women with pregnancies
  2. First African American professional football player
  3. Helped stand up for women and Civil Rights
  4. One of the best boxers ever
  5. Won 27 Grand titles
  6. Singer and rapper first to win 8 Grammys
  7. First African American Millionaire

17 Clues: Won 27 Grand titles • Author and scientist • One of the best boxers ever • First African American Millionaire • First African American to be President • Freed slaves in the underground railroad • Singer and rapper first to win 8 Grammys • Helped stand up for women and Civil Rights • Wrote books and speeches about Civil Rights • First African American to be a manager of NASA • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First black woman to host national TV show
  2. First to Earn a PHD from Harvard
  3. Agricultural Scientist Peanut Butter
  4. first female self-made millionaire
  5. first licensed pilot
  6. "Still I Rise"
  7. first woman elected to congress
  8. Escaped female slave, helped with underground railroad
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  1. First professional baseball player
  2. first person to attend white school
  3. 27 years in prison to later become president of South Africa
  4. Greatest Boxer of all time
  5. Arrested for refusing to give up bus seat
  6. Non-violent Civil Right Leader
  7. Civil Right leader. Protect yourself by any means
  8. escaped slavery prominent activist
  9. First black US president

17 Clues: "Still I Rise" • first licensed pilot • First black US president • Greatest Boxer of all time • Non-violent Civil Right Leader • first woman elected to congress • First to Earn a PHD from Harvard • First professional baseball player • escaped slavery prominent activist • first female self-made millionaire • first person to attend white school • Agricultural Scientist Peanut Butter • ...

Black History Month 2026-01-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. poet who wrote "Stil I Rise"
  2. American art form born from Black musical traditions
  3. Historically Black colleges and universities
  4. first African American President
  5. "Moses of her people"
  6. university founded by Booker T. Washington
  7. Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God
  8. Site of the 1965 voting‑rights marches
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  1. Neo‑expressionist painter
  2. Queen of Soul
  3. Genre blending Black culture with speculative futures
  4. Singer of “Strange Fruit”
  5. Detroit label that helped shaped American pop
  6. fighter
  7. Last name of the Harlem Renaissance poet
  8. Scholar and co‑founder of the NAACP
  9. Last name of the civil rights leader honored each January

17 Clues: fighter • Queen of Soul • "Moses of her people" • Neo‑expressionist painter • Singer of “Strange Fruit” • poet who wrote "Stil I Rise" • first African American President • Scholar and co‑founder of the NAACP • Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God • Site of the 1965 voting‑rights marches • Last name of the Harlem Renaissance poet • university founded by Booker T. Washington • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. G.O.A.T of basketball (2word)
  2. Shot one three (2 words)
  3. 7,6 (2 word)
  4. 99 club OT (2 words)
  5. Multiple NFL playoffs and Superbowl(2 words)
  6. professional tennis player (2 words)
  7. Football legend(2word)
  8. 99 club Dt (2 words)
  9. First African American astronaut(2 words)
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  1. Football best Qb franchise(2 words)
  2. 99 club Wr (2 words
  3. Cant shoot one three (2 words)
  4. African American Actor (2 words)
  5. king of pop (2 words)
  6. First Rb to ever have 1,500 rushing yards (2 words
  7. Best CB in NFL history(2 words)
  8. Caught 10 Td passes and 1,000 receiving yards

17 Clues: 7,6 (2 word) • 99 club Wr (2 words • 99 club OT (2 words) • 99 club Dt (2 words) • king of pop (2 words) • Football legend(2word) • Shot one three (2 words) • G.O.A.T of basketball (2word) • Cant shoot one three (2 words) • Best CB in NFL history(2 words) • African American Actor (2 words) • Football best Qb franchise(2 words) • professional tennis player (2 words) • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Russel Westbrook Cant shoot one three (2 words)
  2. Caught 10 Td passes and 1,000 receiving yards
  3. Best CB in NFL history(2 words)
  4. 99 club Dt (2 words)
  5. African American Actor who played fresh prince (2 words)
  6. G.O.A.T of basketball (2word)
  7. Shot one three (2 words)
  8. Football legend(2word)
  9. First African American astronaut(2 words)
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  1. 99 club Wr (2 words
  2. Multiple NFL playoffs and Superbowl(2 words)
  3. professional tennis player (2 words)
  4. 99 club OT (2 words)
  5. king of pop (2 words)
  6. Football best Qb franchise(2 words)
  7. 7,6 Nba player (2 word)
  8. First Rb to ever have 1,500 rushing yards (2 words

17 Clues: 99 club Wr (2 words • 99 club OT (2 words) • 99 club Dt (2 words) • king of pop (2 words) • Football legend(2word) • 7,6 Nba player (2 word) • Shot one three (2 words) • G.O.A.T of basketball (2word) • Best CB in NFL history(2 words) • Football best Qb franchise(2 words) • professional tennis player (2 words) • First African American astronaut(2 words) • ...

Black History Month - Canada 2023-02-24

Black History Month - Canada crossword puzzle
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  1. the king of inside swing.
  2. the first Black Canadian woman elected to parliament.(2 word)
  3. 27th Governor General of Canada.
  4. established the first Black-owned and operated radio station.( 2 word)
  5. author of shame on me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging.
  6. this was the first city in Canada to designate February as Black History Month
  7. Challenged racial segregation at a cinema in Nova Scotia.
  8. Some people fled to the northern states because it seemed ______ than Canada.
  9. this month was chosen because Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were both born in this month.
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  1. wrote "hymn to freedom" along with Oscar Peterson.
  2. Black History Month is a time to __________ and remember the way that Black Canadians have contributed to Canadaas a country and a culture.
  3. longest running Black theatre company in Canada.
  4. this was where Black loyalists settled after the war.
  5. longest serving member of the senate of Canada.
  6. Loyalists were promised this, but the Black loyalists didn't receive theirs for a long time and when they did, it was much smaller than what was promised.
  7. this were the people who fought on the side of the British during the American revolution.
  8. Black people experienced this from white people who were living in the area.
  9. first Black female lawyer in Canada. (2 word)
  10. this was used to help over 100,000 slaves scape to Canada to be free.
  11. Black History Month first became popularized in this country in 1926.

20 Clues: the king of inside swing. • 27th Governor General of Canada. • first Black female lawyer in Canada. (2 word) • longest serving member of the senate of Canada. • longest running Black theatre company in Canada. • wrote "hymn to freedom" along with Oscar Peterson. • this was where Black loyalists settled after the war. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. played pro baseball for the brooklyn dodgers wore #42
  2. served as the first president of south africa
  3. played for the chicago bulls as number 23, one of the most famous basketball players of all time
  4. gave a speech for the president very recently, a poet who studied from harvard
  5. a famous gymnast, has won 30 world metals which is a record for gymnastics
  6. a famous singer, she recently performed at the super bowl in 2023
  7. blind pianist who mainly plays r&b
  8. one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement and the most photographed person in the 19th century
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  1. the first lady, married to the first black president
  2. probably the best three point shooter ever to exist, plays for golden state warriors as number 30
  3. a civil rights activist who was the first african american to attend an all white school
  4. gave up her seat on a bus during the same time as MLK began his protests
  5. a very famous poet, wrote:"And still I Rise"
  6. used to play basketball for los angeles lakers, wore #34
  7. she plays pro basketball for las vegas aces, her nickname is ACE
  8. our first female african american vice president
  9. known for her music, was called "the queen of soul" for her amazing voice

17 Clues: blind pianist who mainly plays r&b • a very famous poet, wrote:"And still I Rise" • served as the first president of south africa • our first female african american vice president • the first lady, married to the first black president • played pro baseball for the brooklyn dodgers wore #42 • used to play basketball for los angeles lakers, wore #34 • ...

Black History Month 2026-02-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. 18 years after refusing to perform in front of a segregated crowd in his home state, the very same state adopted one of his songs as the state song.
  2. 1st black player in the major leagues. Helped the Dodgers win six pennants (and a world series) while facing intense discrimination.
  3. Man whose great work in the civil rights movement did not deserve to be recognized with that hideous 'Embrace' statue with four disembodied arms hugging.
  4. As a lawyer, he successfully argued Brown v. The Board of Education, which racial segregation in America public schools unconstitutional. Later became a Supreme Court justice.
  5. "Ain't No Way" that you don't know this woman who was dubbed the Queen of Soul. Y'all should consider yourselves a "Chain of Fools" if you don't show her the proper "Respect."
  6. Kentucky's own champion boxer. Debate rages on as to what was prettier: his footwork or his face.
  7. Future face of the $20 bill? Either way, credited with the emancipation of many slaves, earning her the nickname "Moses."
  8. According to legend, this steel driving man took two hammers and won a steel driving competition against a steam drill. Though shortly after he died of exhaustion, so 'won' may not be the best word.
  9. This track star won four gold medals for the US on Hitler's home turf. USA USA USA
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  1. Man who taught himself to read and then used that skill to share his experience as a slave. Also possessed a killer beard.
  2. This important figure in civil rights and black nationalist changed his name after converting to Islam in prison. Watch the Spike Lee Joint about him.
  3. His Soul Train show helped bring black music to a national audience in the 1970s. Great afro, great voice, great music.
  4. This southpaw was possibly the greatest guitarist of all time. Listening to him was an "Experience."
  5. Author of Roots, the story of Kunta Kinte and his descendants leading to the author himself. His hugely popular novel, and subsequent mini-series, led people to be curious about their own ancestry.
  6. Woman who famously and bravely defied segregationist rules on public transport. Also the namesake of a dope OutKast song (give it a listen).
  7. She was a world famous poet who wrote about her life and experiences living under Jim Crow laws in her memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
  8. Possibly the greatest boxer of all time (okay, sure he's fictional), this man was an unparalleled showman, lightning-fast hitter, and a hard-nosed coach.

17 Clues: This track star won four gold medals for the US on Hitler's home turf. USA USA USA • Kentucky's own champion boxer. Debate rages on as to what was prettier: his footwork or his face. • This southpaw was possibly the greatest guitarist of all time. Listening to him was an "Experience." • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American
  2. a world achievement The first Black history month theme
  3. leads Black History Month Celebrations
  4. Established Negro History week
  5. known as the "mother of black history month"
  6. brought National attention to black strugglers
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  1. Worked to eliminate oppression
  2. National sponsor of Black History Month
  3. black activist
  4. into the US Senate

10 Clues: black activist • into the US Senate • First African American • Worked to eliminate oppression • Established Negro History week • leads Black History Month Celebrations • National sponsor of Black History Month • known as the "mother of black history month" • brought National attention to black strugglers • a world achievement The first Black history month theme

Black History Month/ Women's History Month 2013-03-13

Black History Month/ Women's History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She was born December 13, 1989 and is an American singer songwriter. She is most known for writing songs about her relationships.
  2. He was born 1941 and an African-American political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist. In 1971 he founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), an organization to combat racism.
  3. She was born in 1926 and was an American movie actress. She was noted for her breathy singing style and died at age 36.
  4. II She was born in 1926 in Great Britian. She is the queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  5. She was born in 1954 in New York.She is the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
  6. She was born in 1954 and is a talk show host. Emmy Award-winning television show is the highest-rated talk show in syndication history.
  7. She was born in 1961 and was a Romanian- American gymnast. In the 1976 Olympics, she won 5 medals and scored a perfect 10 in two of her events.
  8. He was born Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaiii. He is the 44th president in the U.S.A.
  9. He was born in 1982 in Chicago he is a basketball player. He plays with the Miami Heat.
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  1. He was born 1875 and was a historian and educator. He was the second African American to earn a Harvard doctorate.
  2. She was born Aug. 19, 1883 in Samur, France. She is known as the designer who,created the little black dresss.
  3. She was born in 1981 and is a tennis player. She beat Martina Hingis for 1999 U.S. Open championship to become the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam title since Althea Gibson in 1958.
  4. He was born in 1901 and a jazz artist. A famous innovator, Armstrong was a major influence on the melodic development of jazz in the 1920s; because of him solo performance attained a position of great importance in jazz.
  5. He was born in 1929 and was an American clergyman and civil-rights leader. He had a speech called "I Have a Dream".
  6. She was born Jan. 1, 1939 in Melbourne,Australia. She wrote articles and appeared on talk shows lecturing about Elizabthian and Jacobeon drama.
  7. She was born 1887 and was an American painter. Her paintings used a close up photographic technique and her most famous painting is Cow's Skull.
  8. He was born 9/25/1968 in Philadelphia he is an actor. He got start in show business as half of the Grammy Award-winning rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.
  9. He was born 1817 an an American abolitionist. An amazing speech before a meeting at Nantucket of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in 1841 was so effective that he was made one of its agents.
  10. She was born in 1931 and is an English ethologist and primatologist. After working with Louis Leakey, she established (1960) a research camp in the Gombe Stream Game Reserve, a national park in what is now Tanzania, to study chimpanzee behavior.
  11. He was born 1864 and was an American agricultural chemist. He discovered hundreds of uses for the peanut, the sweet potato, and the soybean.

20 Clues: He was born Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaiii. He is the 44th president in the U.S.A. • He was born in 1982 in Chicago he is a basketball player. He plays with the Miami Heat. • She was born in 1954 in New York.She is the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court • ...

Black History Month / Women's History Month 2016-03-31

Black History Month / Women's History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Native American guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Was the only woman to accompany the party.
  2. A famous figure skater. Won the Olympic gold medal in 1960.
  3. Casted as Rachel on Friends, and later moved to a film career.
  4. A clergyman in South Carolina.
  5. A famous jazz singer, was originally part of the Chick Webbs’ Band, before moving on to her own work.
  6. Became the first female auto racer for the National Hot Rod Association in 1965. Known by the nickname “Cha-Cha”.
  7. A famous black boxer. Became the only man to win the heavyweight three times.
  8. Known for being the first black baseball player in major leagues.
  9. A businesswoman and philanthropist who created a process for straightening African-American hair, and created a laboratory named after her.
  10. Noted for acting in X-Men, is a famous African-American actress.
  11. An African American civil rights leader, appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Richard Nixon, making him it’s first black member.
  12. Discovered many uses of the peanut.
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  1. A civil rights leader, was formerly a member of the Black Muslims, but later converted to Sunni Islam and said that there could be brotherhood between black and white people.
  2. Star of “I Love Lucy”, known for her red hair.
  3. One of the few female rulers of Ancient Egypt. Made herself look like a lioness, and wore men’s clothes.
  4. The designer that created the “little black dress” and No°5 perfume.
  5. Organized for equal pay in her time, and was an important figure in women’s suffrage. Noted for being on the dollar coin.
  6. Best known as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. She hosts her own daily talk show, which is named after her.
  7. Known for her amazing poetry and humorous autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.
  8. An English novelist. Known for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.

20 Clues: A clergyman in South Carolina. • Discovered many uses of the peanut. • Star of “I Love Lucy”, known for her red hair. • A famous figure skater. Won the Olympic gold medal in 1960. • Casted as Rachel on Friends, and later moved to a film career. • Noted for acting in X-Men, is a famous African-American actress. • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor?
  2. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
  3. Who was the first female bank founder and president in the United States?
  4. Who received a patent on his invention of a longer-lasting light bulb?
  5. What African American woman traveled to France to obtain a pilot's license?
  6. Who is known as the Father of Black History?
  7. Thomas Dorsey is considered the father of what kind of music?
  8. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
  9. In what city did Rosa Parks get arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?
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  1. What was the name of the African American fighter pilot group formed during World War II?
  2. Dr. Charles Drew's breakthrough work on the storage of what helped save lives?
  3. Which 1964 act declared that people must be treated fairly, no matter the color of their skin?
  4. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
  5. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
  6. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
  7. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

16 Clues: Who is known as the Father of Black History? • Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice? • Which President officially recognized Black History Month? • Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? • Thomas Dorsey is considered the father of what kind of music? • Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player? • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. this march took place in DC in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial
  2. the month of February celebrates this period of time
  3. this act banned discrimination when renting or buying a home
  4. a peaceful way of showing that you disagree with something
  5. violent public disturbances
  6. this southern unwritten laws attempted to keep Blacks down
  7. in Arkansas, nine black students enrolled in a all-white school in this town
  8. this act of 1964 banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender
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  1. when schools had to teach all races together
  2. practice of separating groups of people
  3. this lawyer won the landmark Brown v Board of Education
  4. people who fought to end slavery and for equal rights
  5. when people refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest
  6. a person who takes action to make changes in their community/country
  7. this movement fought for equal rights and end segregation
  8. this act of 1965 banned discrimination and unfair rules in voting based upon race

16 Clues: violent public disturbances • practice of separating groups of people • when schools had to teach all races together • the month of February celebrates this period of time • people who fought to end slavery and for equal rights • this lawyer won the landmark Brown v Board of Education • this movement fought for equal rights and end segregation • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Former First Lady of the US; graduated from Harvard University
  2. 11 time world champion at the Olympic Games
  3. Successful T.V. Hostess, producer, and media proprietor
  4. NBA player who is a 4 time NBA Champion
  5. Famous boxer who won the WBA, WBC, and lineal heavyweight title
  6. First African American MLB Player
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  1. One of the most famous and influential African American poets
  2. Singer with the nickname "King of Pop"
  3. Civil Rights leader known for not giving up her seat in Birmingham, Alabama
  4. Two time Democratic Presidential candidate; founded PUSH
  5. First African American to receive his PhD
  6. The first African American female millionaire
  7. Most remembered player from the Chicago Bulls
  8. Founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
  9. Former POTUS from 2009-2017
  10. Civil Rights Activist; Appointed national spokesperson for the Nation of Islam

16 Clues: Former POTUS from 2009-2017 • First African American MLB Player • Singer with the nickname "King of Pop" • NBA player who is a 4 time NBA Champion • First African American to receive his PhD • 11 time world champion at the Olympic Games • The first African American female millionaire • Most remembered player from the Chicago Bulls • ...

Black History Month! 2023-02-20

Black History Month! crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous black trumpeter, also known as Satchmo
  2. the month black history is honored
  3. First black woman to travel to space
  4. The first African American to produce a film in white theaters
  5. put in jail for draft evasion (refusing to join army)
  6. Fastest man alive
  7. An invention made by Garret Morgan
  8. The "King of Pop"
  9. refused to give up seat to white man
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  1. First black man to win a Nobel Prize
  2. "I Have a Dream"
  3. First ever state to abolish slavery
  4. First American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at the same Olympic game
  5. The first African American to get a PhD from Harvard University
  6. First African American to join the MLB
  7. known to be the greatest basketball player of all time before they retired

16 Clues: "I Have a Dream" • Fastest man alive • The "King of Pop" • the month black history is honored • An invention made by Garret Morgan • First ever state to abolish slavery • First black man to win a Nobel Prize • First black woman to travel to space • refused to give up seat to white man • First African American to join the MLB • Famous black trumpeter, also known as Satchmo • ...