black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month Crossword 2023-01-31

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. After years of remarkable work as an attorney, this person became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court. Officially nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, he served as a justice until 1991.
  2. In 1960, this person became the first Black student to go to an otherwise all-white elementary school in the South. She made history that day, and she’s still alive today, at 67 years old.
  3. this person was the first African American to publish a book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, in 1773. Born in the Gambia and sold to a family in Boston when she was 7 years old, she was emancipated shortly after her book was released.
  4. In 2003, after decades of hard work in the entertainment industry, this person was crowned the first Black woman to become a self-made billionaire.
  5. Known as the first African American professional photographer, this person was hired by Life magazine as their first Black staff photographer in 1948 after publishing a photo essay on the life of a Harlem gang leader. He remained at the magazine for two decades, where he took photos of everyone from Muhammad Ali to Malcolm X.
  6. As a child, this person was refused an autograph by his boxing idol, Sugar Ray Robinson. When he became a prizefighter, he vowed to never to deny an autograph request, which he honored throughout his career.
  7. this person was sworn in as the first Black U.S. senator in 1870.
  8. In 1909, several dozen activists of various races came together in New York City to form this organization in response to violence against Black people across the U.S. Some of the African American founding members were W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary Church Terrell, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
  9. In 1958, this singer took home two Grammys, making her the first Black musical artist to win the coveted prize. She won one for Best Jazz Performance, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
  10. This civil rights champion, prolific writer, and leader the black American Civil Rights movement of the early 20th century in the United States was the first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard.
  11. this person became the first Black person in space in 1983, and would spend 688 hours there over the course of his career as an astronaut.
  12. this person was a scholar whose dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month, marked every February since 1976.
  13. At the 2021 Grammy Awards, this artist won her 28th Grammy, meaning she has won the most Grammys of any singer in history, and of any woman in history. She is currently tied with Quincy Jones for most total Grammys of all time.
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  1. was the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black major-party presidential candidate. She survived three assassination attempts during her 1972 campaign.
  2. this person revolutionized the hair care industry with the plethora of products she created for Black hair, including products and tools to straighten kinky hair, as per PBS. Thanks to her creations, she became the first African-American woman to become a self-made millionaire.
  3. In 1986, this civil rights activist and Greenville native founded the National Rainbow Coalition – which is a national social justice organization.
  4. It’s believed that the fictional character of The Lone Ranger was based on this person who was born into slavery but fled westward during the Civil War. In time, he became a Deputy U.S. Marshal.
  5. After decades of segregation between Major League Baseball and the Negro Leagues, this player made history when the he was chosen as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ first Black baseball player in 1947, therefore integrating the MLB.
  6. this poem written by poet and activist Lucy Terry in 1746, was the first known poem written by a Black American. Terry was enslaved in Rhode Island as a toddler but became free at age 26 after marrying a free Black man.
  7. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, this person won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1940, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar.
  8. In July 1777, this US colony became the first to ban slavery.
  9. this poet stopped celebrating her birthday for many years following the assassination of her friend, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the same day. She annually sent flowers to Mrs. King to commemorate that day.
  10. After becoming the very first African American and the first woman to graduate with a master's degree from the University of Hawaii, this person went on to invent the first successful treatment for Hansen’s disease (otherwise known as leprosy) in 1916. It wasn't until years after her tragic death at the young age of 24 that she even got proper credit for her work.
  11. After this African American performer expatriated to France, she famously smuggled military intelligence to French allies during World War II. She did this by pinning secrets inside her dress, as well as hiding them in her sheet music.
  12. In the 1920s, this poet led the way with his revolutionary poems, essays, books, and other works, many of which focused on “honestly” depicting life for Black people in the U.S. at the time, as per the Poetry Foundation. Some of his most iconic poems include “Harlem” and “I, Too.”
  13. This famous civil rights activist started as a freshman at Morehouse College at the young age of 15.
  14. This legendary singer performed in front of a televised audience in Boston the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He is often given credit for preventing further riots with the performance.
  15. According to the NPCA, this legendary abolitionist was the most photographed American in the 1800s — and that was no accident. The organization explains that he purposely sat for photos often, as he wanted to spread a more accurate image of African Americans at the time; he also intentionally kept a straight face in photos, to challenge the idea that Black people were ever happy to be enslaved.

28 Clues: In July 1777, this US colony became the first to ban slavery. • this person was sworn in as the first Black U.S. senator in 1870. • This famous civil rights activist started as a freshman at Morehouse College at the young age of 15. • ...

Black history month assignment 2023-02-27

Black history month assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. Escaped slavery and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 similarly-enslaved people
  2. The first black woman to star in a major motion picture
  3. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community
  4. An American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States
  5. An enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott decision"
  6. One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  7. An American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  8. Promoted equality through his poetry, novels, plays, essays, and children's books
  9. One of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement in America
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  1. An American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  2. Autobiographical author
  3. An American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion
  4. 44th and first black president of America
  5. American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer
  6. The first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing
  7. The first African-American Secretary of State
  8. Author of ¨Their Eyes were Watching God¨
  9. The current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  10. The first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University
  11. The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

20 Clues: Autobiographical author • Author of ¨Their Eyes were Watching God¨ • 44th and first black president of America • The first African-American Secretary of State • The first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing • The first black woman to star in a major motion picture • The founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association • ...

Black History Month Project 2023-02-27

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. T. Washington
  2. Tubman
  3. Obama
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. DuBois
  6. Has a trunk
  7. Large marsupial
  8. Scott
  9. Garvey
  10. Angelou
  11. Wheatley
  12. Hughes
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  1. Washington Carver
  2. Parks
  3. Neale Hurston
  4. King
  5. B. Wells
  6. Powell
  7. Rice
  8. Man's best friend
  9. X
  10. O. Davis
  11. Baker
  12. Luther King Jr.
  13. Flying mammal

25 Clues: X • King • Rice • Parks • Obama • Scott • Baker • Tubman • Powell • DuBois • Garvey • Hughes • Angelou • B. Wells • O. Davis • Wheatley • Has a trunk • T. Washington • Neale Hurston • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Luther King Jr. • Washington Carver • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Black History Month Project 2023-02-16

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. Pro-basketball player, Chicago Bulls, 6 NBA championships, USA Olympic team
  2. Pro-boxer, WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, only lost to Tyson Fury
  3. Professional cowboy, competed in rodeos inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
  4. 1st black woman to travel into space, spending 80 days on the STS-47 mission, National Medical Association Hall of Fame, appeared on Star Trek
  5. 1st African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana
  6. Dancer, singer, actress, 1st black woman to star in a major motion picture, broke many gender stereotypes
  7. American Muslim minister & civil rights activist, fought racism by promoting Nation of Islam
  8. Former First Lady of the U.S., created the Let’s Move Campaign to fight child obesity
  9. Olympic runner who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Games, dealt with racism throughout his career
  10. Pro-basketball player, only player to score 100 points in a single game & average 50 points in a season
  11. Youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, writer, overcame struggles with a speech impediment
  12. 1st African American President, served as Senator to Illinois, born in Hawaii
  13. Explorer who is believed to have been one of the 1st to reach the North Pole
  14. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white man, initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  15. Escaped slave & Conductor in the underground railroad, helping many other slaves to escape
  16. Jazz pianist, composer & leader of his big-band jazz orchestra which included a group of 14 musician from 1923 until his death
  17. Actress known for playing the voice of Tianna, the 1st Black Disney Princess & Dreamgirls
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  1. Pro-tennis player who has overcome struggles as a Black female in the sport
  2. MLB player for the Indianapolis Clowns before baseball was desegregated, 21 seasons with Milwaukee Braves
  3. Famous actor, known for playing Black Panther, continued to act through cancer diagnosis before dying in 2020
  4. 1st African American to win the individual all-around title at 2012 Summer Olympic Games
  5. Singer, rapper, actress, American Musical & Dramatic Academy & Georgia State University, The Electric Lady peaked #5 on Billboard Top 200
  6. Group of African American military pilots & airmen who fought in WWII, deployed in 1942, flew pursuit missions over Italian controlled North Africa
  7. 1st black women to ever become self-made millionaire through her hair care company
  8. Pro-basketball player, LA Lakers, youngest player to score 40 points in a game, broke the all-time scoring record of 38,387 points
  9. Surgeon who founded the 1st non-segregated hospital in the U.S., publicly championed by Frederick Douglass
  10. 1st African American to play in Major League Baseball, 1947 Rookie of the Year
  11. Civil Rights Activist, “I Have a Dream” Speech, March on Washington
  12. Olympic all-around gymnast, grew up in foster care, tied for most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast
  13. Real name is Cassius Clay, pro-boxer & heavyweight champion, grew up struggling with dyslexia
  14. Chef, teacher, wrote the Taste of Country Cooking, which helped refine the American view of Southern cooking
  15. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina and escaped during the Civil War
  16. NASA engineer, innovator & inventor of the super soaker
  17. 1st black dancer to be promoted to principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater, featured in a music video for Prince, member of President Obama's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
  18. Pro-soccer player labeled "the greatest" by FIFA & only player to win 3 world cups
  19. Escaped slave, autobiography became best-seller and made people think critically about slavery
  20. Neurosurgeon, ran for President in 2016, served as Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

37 Clues: NASA engineer, innovator & inventor of the super soaker • Civil Rights Activist, “I Have a Dream” Speech, March on Washington • Pro-tennis player who has overcome struggles as a Black female in the sport • Pro-basketball player, Chicago Bulls, 6 NBA championships, USA Olympic team • Pro-boxer, WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, only lost to Tyson Fury • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-14

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Carrie Best started writing poetry when she was ______ years old
  2. Chloe Cooleys attempt to break free caught the attention of_____________
  3. He was the first Black letter carrier in Canada
  4. She was a civil rights activist and entrepreneur
  5. She was a broadcaster and activist
  6. People didn't know what happened to Chloe Cooley after she was taken to __________
  7. Carrie Best had her own radio show in ___________
  8. In _______, Viola Desmond became the face of the Canadian $10 bill
  9. Mr. Simcoe tried to bring forward a law to _________
  10. Slavery was abolished in _______
  11. Mr. Alexander has ______ schools named after him
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  1. Adam Vrooman kidnapped Cooley on _________, with the help of two men
  2. Mr. Alexander became the first Black Canadian Lieutenant-Governor in ________
  3. This was one of the first newspapers in Nova Scotia owned by a Black person
  4. He was a politician and abolitionist
  5. In the late _______, rumours were going around that slavery could be abolished
  6. Canada celebrates Lincoln Alexander Day every __________
  7. ______ people saw the kidnapping happen and reported it
  8. He became the first Black Canadian elected to Parliament in 1968
  9. She was a civil rights activist
  10. She was a slave from Queenston in Upper Canada
  11. Mr. Jackson delivered mail for _____ years

22 Clues: She was a civil rights activist • Slavery was abolished in _______ • She was a broadcaster and activist • He was a politician and abolitionist • Mr. Jackson delivered mail for _____ years • She was a slave from Queenston in Upper Canada • He was the first Black letter carrier in Canada • She was a civil rights activist and entrepreneur • ...

Black History Month Project 2021-02-24

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. This person started the Montgomery bus boycott
  2. This civil rights event took place in Washington, D.C. and over 250,000 people attended it
  3. Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  4. This person was a civil rights leader that emerged from the labor movement. He consistently kept the interests of black workers at the forefront of the racial agenda.
  5. This person created the Underground Railroad
  6. A form of non-violent protest where a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move
  7. This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
  8. This person was the leading figure in Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's
  9. Abbreviation for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  10. This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
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  1. This person was an NAACP field secretary who was shot in the back in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi
  2. This person was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
  3. This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, etc.
  4. revolutionary party founded to combat racism and empower Black people in the United States. Influenced by the likes of Malcolm X
  5. This person founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
  6. organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
  7. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  8. This person wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"
  9. Abbrivation for The Association for the Study of African American Life and History
  10. This person was an American abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery, this person eventually escaped and went on about 13 missions to rescue 70 enslaved people

20 Clues: This person wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" • This person created the Underground Railroad • This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech • This person started the Montgomery bus boycott • This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 • Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2021-02-26

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The real Lone Ranger story was inspired by this man.
  2. Short for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  3. African American Self-Made Millionaire known for inventing a line of African American hair care products.
  4. First African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  5. First professional African American to play in the MLB.
  6. Inventor who created long lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament.
  7. First African American POTUS.
  8. Developed 300 derivative products from peanuts.
  9. Zora _____________ Hurston, author of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
  10. Group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in WWII.
  11. First African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  12. Bessie Coleman was the first African American female to become this.
  13. Venus' sister.
  14. He became the first African American billionaire when he sold the cable station he founded in 2001.
  15. March 7, 1965 is known as this day.
  16. First African American ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
  17. First African-American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies in 1773.
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  1. First American colonist killed in the American Revolution.
  2. First African American man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854.
  3. African American Inventor that had over 50 patents to his name but was most notably known for inventing the lubricator for steam engines.
  4. Famed NASA mathematician and inspiration for the film 'Hidden Figures'.
  5. First African American First Lady.
  6. First African American Vice President of the United States.
  7. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
  8. Pioneer of the 1950s Civil Rights Movement who at the age of 15 refused to give up her seat on a crowded segregated bus.
  9. African American Farmer who produced one of America's earliest almanacs and what may have been the country's first natively produced clock.
  10. Birth name of the woman who was the face of the Underground Railroad.
  11. Early innovator of jazz poetry and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
  12. Famous African American performer who expatriated to France.
  13. First all black California township created to provide a self-sufficient city where African Americans could live their lives free of racial prejudice.
  14. Legendary poet who stated, 'If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.'
  15. He invented the 3-way traffic light that we use today.
  16. This iconic cartoon character was inspired by an African American jazz singer in Harlem.
  17. Most famous African American professional golfer.
  18. Author of The Color Purple.
  19. Knick name for Frederick McKinley Jones who invented refrigerated trucks.
  20. Inventor of the mechanism that automatically opens and closes elevator shaft doors.

37 Clues: Venus' sister. • Author of The Color Purple. • First African American POTUS. • First African American First Lady. • March 7, 1965 is known as this day. • He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. • Developed 300 derivative products from peanuts. • Most famous African American professional golfer. • The real Lone Ranger story was inspired by this man. • ...

Black History Month Assignment 2021-03-01

Black History Month Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. T. Washington - an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, was the most dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite
  2. King - an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing
  3. Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State
  4. X - an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. A vocal spokesman for the Nation of Isalm
  5. B. Wells - an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. Founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  6. Garvey - a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. Founder and first President - General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
  7. Hughes - an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. One of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form called jazz poetry
  8. Luther King Jr. - an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
  9. Scott - an enslaved African-Americans man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and his family
  10. Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist
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  1. DuBois - an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor
  2. Obama - an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States and was the first African-American president in the US
  3. Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  4. O. Davis - a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The first black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
  5. Neale Hurston - an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker and portrayed racial struggles in the early 1990s American South and published research on hoodoo
  6. Parks - an American activist in the civil rights movement. “The first lady of the civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement.” Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  7. Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist
  8. Rice - an American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  9. Tubman - am American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, but escaped and freed other slaves
  10. Washington Carver - an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. Most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century.

20 Clues: Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist • Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry • Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State • Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024-01-24

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Garrett Morgan, Stop, Slow, Go
  2. Fictional technologically advanced African civilization
  3. Sugar Hill Gang
  4. An intellectual cultural movement of African American art, music, fashion & dance
  5. Underground ____.
  6. Magazine published in 1945
  7. First black woman to refuse a bus seat
  8. Elected US Vice President 2020
  9. "Yes We Can"
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  1. Justice of the supreme court(1967)
  2. "I have a _____."
  3. June 19,1865
  4. First African American to host a tv show
  5. First state to abolish slavery
  6. Single Ladies, Crazy In Love, Halo
  7. The Grammy goes to...(1973)
  8. Father of black history
  9. Black history month is in
  10. George Speck invented this favorite snack
  11. Former reporter, talk show host, actress

20 Clues: June 19,1865 • "Yes We Can" • Sugar Hill Gang • "I have a _____." • Underground ____. • Father of black history • Black history month is in • Magazine published in 1945 • The Grammy goes to...(1973) • Garrett Morgan, Stop, Slow, Go • First state to abolish slavery • Elected US Vice President 2020 • Justice of the supreme court(1967) • Single Ladies, Crazy In Love, Halo • ...

Black History Month 2024 2024-01-31

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous graffiti artist/painter who passed away far too soon.
  2. won best supporting actress in 1939 for Gone With the Wind
  3. an actress, comedian etc who earned an EGOT.
  4. a singer who earned an EGOT before he turned 40.
  5. - sang the first version of Hound Dog (1952)
  6. won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the play mentioned in question 1
  7. The Mother of the blues
  8. First male actor to win an Oscar for Lilies of the Field in 1963.
  9. Very Superstitious, writing's on the wall for this Grammy winner in 1974.
  10. sang on the Lincoln Memorial steps with an assist from Eleanor Roosevelt in 1939
  11. a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s in the Bronx
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  1. Famous American playwright who wrote the play Fences
  2. Presidential Portrait artist whose work is currently in the National Portrait Gallery.
  3. became a popular form of dance music in the 1920s which gave rise to the Swing Era
  4. published Maple Leaf Rag in 1899
  5. first African-American to publish his composition Harlem Rag in 1897
  6. turned actress who now has a daytime talk show and earned an EGOT.
  7. a modern artist who painted a former FLOTUS.
  8. won a grammy for this sedentary referencing song in 1969.
  9. first black woman named a principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre
  10. the first graduate of Howard University's art department
  11. His trademark was a trumpet bent at a 45 degree angle.

22 Clues: The Mother of the blues • published Maple Leaf Rag in 1899 • an actress, comedian etc who earned an EGOT. • - sang the first version of Hound Dog (1952) • a modern artist who painted a former FLOTUS. • a singer who earned an EGOT before he turned 40. • Famous American playwright who wrote the play Fences • His trademark was a trumpet bent at a 45 degree angle. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2018-03-01

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. one who leads
  2. the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  3. basic things listed in laws that all citizens are are entitled to.
  4. the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity
  5. the institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.
  6. the belief in racist ideas
  7. one that advocates or opposes a cause or issue vigorously, especially a political cause.
  8. one who has an ideology that one race is inherently better than another.
  9. an act or instance of oppressing or subjecting to cruel or unjust impositions or restraints.
  10. the condition of not being unequal
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  1. a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
  2. extreme fear of another country or its citizens.
  3. music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
  4. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
  5. the undoing of segregation
  6. advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously, especially a political cause.
  7. the thing America is known for.
  8. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.
  9. the state of being proud
  10. past tense of pride

20 Clues: one who leads • past tense of pride • the state of being proud • the undoing of segregation • the belief in racist ideas • the thing America is known for. • the condition of not being unequal • extreme fear of another country or its citizens. • a group of persons related by common descent or heredity. • the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity • ...

Black History Month Project 2021-02-24

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. This person started the Montgomery bus boycott
  2. This civil rights event took place in Washington, D.C. and over 250,000 people attended it
  3. Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  4. This person was a civil rights leader that emerged from the labor movement. He consistently kept the interests of black workers at the forefront of the racial agenda.
  5. This person created the Underground Railroad
  6. A form of non-violent protest where a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move
  7. This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
  8. This person was the leading figure in Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's
  9. Abbreviation for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  10. This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
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  1. This person was an NAACP field secretary who was shot in the back in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi
  2. This person was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
  3. This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, etc.
  4. revolutionary party founded to combat racism and empower Black people in the United States. Influenced by the likes of Malcolm X
  5. This person founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
  6. organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
  7. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  8. This person wrote "The Souls of Black Folk"
  9. Abbrivation for The Association for the Study of African American Life and History
  10. This person was an American abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery, this person eventually escaped and went on about 13 missions to rescue 70 enslaved people

20 Clues: This person wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" • This person created the Underground Railroad • This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech • This person started the Montgomery bus boycott • This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 • Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee • ...

black history month puzzle 2021-02-27

black history month puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. X,He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
  2. Garvey,He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
  3. T. Washington,an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States.
  4. Wheatley,She was enslaved by the Wheatley family of Boston.
  5. Obama, first black president of the U.S
  6. Baker, was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent
  7. Luther King Jr, i had a dream speech
  8. Hughes,One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry
  9. Scott, sued for his freedom and that of his wife, Harriet Robinson Scott, and their two daughters
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  1. American sociologist, socialist, historian
  2. Tubman,freed slaves through the underground railroad
  3. Angelou,was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.
  4. Rice,professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
  5. B. Wells,She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  6. Neale Hurston,The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God
  7. O. Davis,He was the first black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force
  8. introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending
  9. Parks,refused to give up seat
  10. Washington Carver,developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts
  11. Powell,diplomat and retired four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005.

20 Clues: Parks,refused to give up seat • Luther King Jr, i had a dream speech • Obama, first black president of the U.S • American sociologist, socialist, historian • Tubman,freed slaves through the underground railroad • Wheatley,She was enslaved by the Wheatley family of Boston. • Angelou,was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2019-01-28

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Mary J Van Brittan Brown created the first________(Abbreviated)
  2. Eva Black was West Palm Beach's first black _______
  3. 7 day celebration in the U.S. that recognizes African heritage
  4. Madam CJ Walker released her line of hair products called Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair ______
  5. Harriet______ was an escaped slave who made around thirteen trips to rescue over sixty slaves
  6. Coretta Scott______ was an activist who helped found many organizations, such as the Black Leadership Forum, the National Black Coalition for Voter Participation, and the Black Leadership Roundtable
  7. _______ High School was the first black high school in Palm Beach County
  8. Bessie Blount Griffin created an apparatus that let ________ feed themselves after working with soldiers during WWII
  9. Located near Lake Osborne, the _______ School was the first black school in Lake Worth
  10. Mary Mcleod Bethune established a college in
  11. Frederick Douglas published an abolitionist newsletter, The ______ Star
  12. Louis Armstrong was an influential player from New Orleans
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  1. Solomon David Spady was Delray's _________ principal
  2. First black owned hotel in Delray was the La ________ Hotel
  3. First all-black city incorporated in FL
  4. Rosa Parks is known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus _________
  5. Alice Coachman became the first black woman to win an Olympic ______ Medal
  6. Dr. Alice Frederick _________ owned a home that was open to the youth seeking guidance, intellectuals and black individuals. The home is known as the oldest continuously black owned home in West Palm Beach
  7. comic book company created by black artists and writers in 1993
  8. Zora Neale Hurston established a school of ________ arts at Bethune-Cookman
  9. Osbourne _____ Addition was a neighborhood south of Lake Worth legally designated as "colored" in Palm Beach County
  10. George Washington Carver developed more than 300 food, industrial and commercial products from_____
  11. Appearing in X-men. One of the first black comic book characters

23 Clues: First all-black city incorporated in FL • Mary Mcleod Bethune established a college in • Eva Black was West Palm Beach's first black _______ • Solomon David Spady was Delray's _________ principal • First black owned hotel in Delray was the La ________ Hotel • Louis Armstrong was an influential player from New Orleans • ...

Black History Month Final 2022-02-24

Black History Month Final crossword puzzle
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  1. Brave, wanted justice, first African American child to go an all white school.
  2. protest for equal equality
  3. freedom held by all people
  4. can be successful regardless of their identity.
  5. stop using service to create change.
  6. fought unfair treatment as a civil rights lawyer. Brown vs. Board of education. Supreme Court Justice.
  7. "I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star". Women justice, known for "Ain't I a women".
  8. missed, "I have a dream" speech, went to Harvard, believed in equality.
  9. wrote books, self taught, speaker against slavery, worked with Abraham Lincoln, was 20 when he escaped from slavery.
  10. Baseball star, American hero, was in the military, treated badly because his skin color.
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  1. "education is the key to freedom", lived in Maryland then Pennsylvania.
  2. speech for equal rights, "I have a dream", freedom from segregation.
  3. keep separated due to race/color
  4. In 1863, he declared all slaves to be free through the Emancipation Proclamation.
  5. people who spoke against slavery.
  6. owning people like property.
  7. help slaves escape, conductors/guides lead the way.
  8. freedom everyone deserves to have
  9. refused to give up her seat, went to jail, Bus Boycott.
  10. free to do anything
  11. wanted to help other people, was a guide of the underground railroad, Considered the first Moses, helped 300 slaves escape, was 12 when she escaped slavery.
  12. fought for slaves freedom, used violence instead of words, crazy, portrayed as the second Moses.

22 Clues: free to do anything • protest for equal equality • freedom held by all people • owning people like property. • keep separated due to race/color • people who spoke against slavery. • freedom everyone deserves to have • stop using service to create change. • can be successful regardless of their identity. • help slaves escape, conductors/guides lead the way. • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022 2022-02-18

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jazz queen #MrsLangi's home state
  2. Fastest woman in the world 1960s #10eyeC
  3. multi-billionaire talk show host #OleMiss
  4. ballet dancer for ABT #SUPERBOWL2022
  5. advocate for social/economic justice #Glaciers
  6. sings R.E.S.P.E.C.T #Detroit
  7. she sat b4 RosaParks #CivilRightsStartedHere
  8. 3x world champion in 100m hurdles #evergreen
  9. 1st AA elected to be mayor of this state
  10. from the Show-Me state, she's #phenomenalwoman
  11. 1st AA president of the USA #aloha
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  1. civil right activist in sin city
  2. invented gas masks, traffic light #BUCKEYES
  3. first self-made female millionaire #mardigra
  4. known for her speech to impeach Nixon #Cowboys
  5. Actress in #GoneWithTheWind #DisneyWorld
  6. musician born in the state of potatoes
  7. nickname of retired Jazz player: Mailman
  8. first AA baseball player #Atlanta
  9. 1st African American woman crowned Miss ND
  10. Beyonce's husband #bigapple
  11. 1st AA woman to join tennis tour #SC
  12. Face of the Civil Rights movement #Selma
  13. fought for equal rights, underrated #OleMiss

24 Clues: Beyonce's husband #bigapple • sings R.E.S.P.E.C.T #Detroit • civil right activist in sin city • Jazz queen #MrsLangi's home state • first AA baseball player #Atlanta • 1st AA president of the USA #aloha • ballet dancer for ABT #SUPERBOWL2022 • 1st AA woman to join tennis tour #SC • musician born in the state of potatoes • Fastest woman in the world 1960s #10eyeC • ...

Black History Month Final 2022-02-28

Black History Month Final crossword puzzle
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  1. "Education is the key to freedom", lived in Maryland then Pennsylvania.
  2. fought for slaves freedom, used violence, crazy, considered the second Moses.
  3. brave, wanted justice, first African American child to go to an all white school.
  4. Considered the first Moses, wanted to help other people, was a guide of the underground railroad, helped 300 slaves, escaped slavery at age 12.
  5. wrote books, self taught, speaker against slavery, worked with Abraham Lincoln, escaped slavery at age 20.
  6. stop using service to create change
  7. fought unfair treatment as civil rights lawyer, Brown vs. Board of Education, Supreme Court Justice.
  8. In 1863, he declared all slaves to be free through Emancipation Proclamation.
  9. free to do anything
  10. freedom everyone deserves to have.
  11. keep separated due to race/color
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  1. Baseball star, American hero, was in the military, treated badly because of his skin color.
  2. " I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star." Women Justice, "Ain't I a Women."
  3. protest for equal equality
  4. people who spoke against slavery.
  5. freedom held by all people
  6. help slaves escape, conductors/guides lead the way.
  7. speech for equal rights, "I have a dream" speech, freedom from segregation
  8. refused to give up seat, went to jail, bus boycott
  9. missed "I have a dream" speech, went to harvard, believed in equality.
  10. owning people like property
  11. can be successful regardless of their identity

22 Clues: free to do anything • protest for equal equality • freedom held by all people • owning people like property • keep separated due to race/color • people who spoke against slavery. • freedom everyone deserves to have. • stop using service to create change • can be successful regardless of their identity • refused to give up seat, went to jail, bus boycott • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-04

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Truth, was best known for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, where she called out issues of gender and racial inequalities.
  2. CJ Walker, invented a line of African American hair care products.
  3. McDaniel, the first African American performer to win an Academy Award
  4. Johnson, the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908.
  5. Harris, First Black Vice President
  6. Rhodes Revels, the first African American ever elected to the U.S. Senate.
  7. Bonds, signed the highest single-year contract in MLB history for $4.7 million with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  8. Washington Carver, developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics.
  9. Marshall, the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  10. Raven Wilkinson, was the first Black woman to receive a contract to dance full time with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo of New York City at the age of 20.
  11. Swett Rock, the first African American admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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  1. Parks, is known for her courageous act of not giving up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in 1955.
  2. Johnson, Sold BET and became the first black billionaire
  3. L Cralle, invented the ice-cream scoop (U.S. patent No. 576395), although he never profited from it.
  4. Obama, First Black President
  5. B Wells, In 1990 The U.S. Postal Service celebrates ____ as part of the Black Heritage series.
  6. G Woodson, created the celebration of Black History Month which began as “Negro History Week,”
  7. Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball
  8. Tubman, In 1978 The first stamp of the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage series honors _____ famed abolitionist and “conductor” of the Underground Railroad.
  9. Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives
  10. Mercer Langston, was the first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854.
  11. Fuhr, The five-time Stanley Cup champion was the first black NHL player to receive the honor of MVP.

22 Clues: Obama, First Black President • Harris, First Black Vice President • Johnson, Sold BET and became the first black billionaire • CJ Walker, invented a line of African American hair care products. • Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball • McDaniel, the first African American performer to win an Academy Award • ...

Black History Month AJHS 2022-01-30

Black History Month AJHS crossword puzzle
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  1. sociologist, intellectual and writer
  2. WWI Infantry Unit
  3. first female vice president
  4. covered the song "Strange Fruit"
  5. cells are used in medical research
  6. 1968 elected to Congress
  7. 44th President
  8. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  9. group that fought segregation
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  1. barnstormer pilot
  2. Abolitionist
  3. awarded the Navy Cross in WWII
  4. carbon fiber filament inventor
  5. engineer, doctor, NASA astronaut
  6. playwright, Harlem Renaissance
  7. WWII fighter-pilot group
  8. Journalist/Activist
  9. song "A Change is Gonna Come"
  10. influential electric guitarist
  11. Civil Rights Leader, Congressman

20 Clues: Abolitionist • 44th President • barnstormer pilot • WWI Infantry Unit • Journalist/Activist • WWII fighter-pilot group • 1968 elected to Congress • first female vice president • song "A Change is Gonna Come" • group that fought segregation • awarded the Navy Cross in WWII • carbon fiber filament inventor • playwright, Harlem Renaissance • influential electric guitarist • ...

Black History Month Puzzle 2023-02-08

Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Quarterback for the eagles
  2. First African American President
  3. plays killmonger in black panther and is in the new creed movies
  4. rapper and singer that sings shirt, and made an album caled SOS
  5. Black comedian, and actor thats in Jumanji
  6. Sings Die for you
  7. Fasted African-american track and fielder
  8. rapper and actor that is in juice and sings hit em up
  9. biracial rapper that recently made an album 21 savage
  10. A basketball player that sadly died in a car crash.
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  1. escaped slavery through an underground tunnel
  2. recently made a album with drake
  3. First African-American girl to go to a white school
  4. Has the most grammys
  5. Wife of Obama
  6. Best African-american tennis player
  7. sings thriller
  8. made the song money trees
  9. Said the I have a dream speech
  10. sings work, and needed me

20 Clues: Wife of Obama • sings thriller • Sings Die for you • Has the most grammys • made the song money trees • sings work, and needed me • Quarterback for the eagles • Said the I have a dream speech • recently made a album with drake • First African American President • Best African-american tennis player • Fasted African-american track and fielder • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-03

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Who is the MLB’s all time home run leader?
  2. "You must never be ___ about what you are doing when its right" - Rosa Parks
  3. "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
  4. Who is the NHL’s First black player ?
  5. Who is the NBA’s first black player/coach?
  6. Who was the first African American woman to play a lead role on television?
  7. Arthur Ashe was a famous ____
  8. Who was the first black American to get a PhD
  9. The month is known as Black History Month
  10. Who is the first female black golfer on LPGA Tour?
  11. Someone who had a dream
  12. "You really change the ____ if you care enough" Marian Wright Edeiman
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  1. King of Pop
  2. Who is NBA’s all time leading scorer?
  3. "Where there is no ___; there is no strength" - Oprah Winfrey
  4. Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space
  5. Who is the First black owner in NBA history?
  6. Who is the WNBA’s second all time leading scorer?
  7. What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame CJ Walker provide?
  8. Who was the first black head coach in the NFL?
  9. " 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
  10. She was the first licensed African-American pilot
  11. Who is the NBA’s first black general manager?
  12. "Never be limited by other people's limited ____" - Mae Jemison
  13. Former POTUS from 2008-2016
  14. Who is the first black female to be part owner in NFL history?
  15. Who is the first Black golfer on PGA Tour?
  16. Who was the ladies world figure skating championship in 1986?
  17. Which important legislation forbid employers from discriminating against minorities
  18. Founder of NAACP; African American sociologist who attended Harvard

30 Clues: King of Pop • Someone who had a dream • Former POTUS from 2008-2016 • Arthur Ashe was a famous ____ • Who is NBA’s all time leading scorer? • Who is the NHL’s First black player ? • The month is known as Black History Month • Who is the MLB’s all time home run leader? • Who is the NBA’s first black player/coach? • Who is the first Black golfer on PGA Tour? • ...

Venmo Black History Month 2021-02-04

Venmo Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This trio features Lisa "Left-eye" Lopes
  2. In 1991, this became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  3. Kunta Kinte was one the characters in this Alex Haley book
  4. In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this novel
  5. Music form born from the Blues
  6. Best selling album of all time
  7. ______ Daughters is an organization of young radical Black women and girls in Chicago, protesting against police violence.
  8. This person is hailed as the creator of "Afro-Beat"
  9. The youngest performer ever to win lead actress in a drama series
  10. Mary Jackson,Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughn worked here
  11. The phrase "Bye Felicia" came from this movie
  12. All black Disney show about this family
  13. First historically Black college in America
  14. The ______ of Lauryn Hill
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  1. This group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961
  2. An American drama television series about New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture scene
  3. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged ___ that cannot fly.”
  4. “Don’t agonize, _____.” —Florynce Kennedy
  5. Name of the Black Panther from the movie Black Panther
  6. Donald Glover stars as "Earn" in this series
  7. First state to abolish slavery
  8. Widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop
  9. Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing this Black American magazine
  10. Civil Rights Organization founded on Feb 12, 1909
  11. This rapper's real name is Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn
  12. The "princess of R&B" with hits like "Rock the Boat" and "One in a Million"
  13. ___ and ____- 2019 American romantic road crime drama film written by Lena Waithe
  14. Black Is King is a 2020 American musical film and visual album directed, written, and executive produced by _____
  15. Dr. Hale Williams established the first African-American hospital in this midwestern city
  16. First rap group featured on MTV

30 Clues: The ______ of Lauryn Hill • Music form born from the Blues • First state to abolish slavery • Best selling album of all time • First rap group featured on MTV • All black Disney show about this family • This trio features Lisa "Left-eye" Lopes • “Don’t agonize, _____.” —Florynce Kennedy • First historically Black college in America • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-14

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black woman to be elected in US Congress
  2. Astrophysicist, TV show host, and director of the Hayden Planetarium
  3. First Black person to join an extended mission on the International Space Station
  4. Youngest inaugural poet in US history
  5. The Queen of Jazz
  6. Surgeon who developed the first large scale blood bank
  7. Track and field star who won 4 olympic gold medals in 1936
  8. First state to abolish slavery
  9. First boxer to win the Heavyweight Championship 3 times
  10. First African American to win an Oscar
  11. Black chemist who developed first successful treatment to Leprosy
  12. First Black woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in chemistry in the US
  13. First Black man to attend Bradley University
  14. first African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana
  15. Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat
  16. Writer of "Still I Rise"
  17. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  18. First Black woman to gain a pilots liscence
  19. First African American woman in space
  20. the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  21. Creator of the Potato Chip
  22. First black player in the Major Baseball League
  23. First Black man in space
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  1. first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950
  2. First Black American to win Nobel prize 1950
  3. First African American US Justice of the Supreme Court
  4. first African American to star in her own TV show in 1939
  5. One of NASA's human 'computers'
  6. Organized and strategized the March on Washington in August 1963
  7. First female African American woman to be published
  8. founded the Chicago Defender weekly newspaper
  9. First African American Heavy weight champion
  10. first woman to be detained for her resistance not to sit at the back of the bus when she was 15
  11. “godmother of the women’s movement.”
  12. Group of nine African American students to attend a newly desegregated school in Arkansas
  13. first Black female judge in the United States
  14. Prominent Jazz musician who plays the Trumpet and sings
  15. The King of Pop
  16. Pioneer in chemistry who synthesized medicinal drugs such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills
  17. First Black woman to win Nobel prize 1993
  18. The Queen of Soul
  19. the first African American on the staff of LIFE magazine

42 Clues: The King of Pop • The Queen of Jazz • The Queen of Soul • Writer of "Still I Rise" • First Black man in space • Creator of the Potato Chip • First state to abolish slavery • One of NASA's human 'computers' • Leader of the Underground Railroad • “godmother of the women’s movement.” • Youngest inaugural poet in US history • First African American woman in space • ...

Black History Month Pentathlon 2022-02-16

Black History Month Pentathlon crossword puzzle
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  1. Founder of Negro History Week, precursor to Black Histoy Month
  2. First African-American U.S. president
  3. Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin ______
  4. Civil rights heroine Park
  5. Wrote the novel “Black Boy”
  6. Sing of #1 hit “Saving All My Love for You”
  7. First male African-American Grammy winner
  8. First African-American woman to run for president
  9. First African-American man to win Oscar for best actor
  10. “Beloved” novelist
  11. Month Black history is observed
  12. Amendment gave Black males the right to vote
  13. Muslim leader and civil rights activist
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  1. Known for thoughts on intersectionality
  2. “Still I Rise”
  3. ______ Renaissance (period of black literary renewal)
  4. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice
  5. National anthem kneel NFL
  6. Famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century; nicknamed “Satchmo”
  7. Peanut butter creator
  8. “The Color Purple” author
  9. Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to this, in 1968
  10. First African-American MLB player
  11. Known as the “​​Queen of Scat”

24 Clues: “Still I Rise” • “Beloved” novelist • Peanut butter creator • National anthem kneel NFL • Civil rights heroine Park • “The Color Purple” author • Wrote the novel “Black Boy” • Known as the “​​Queen of Scat” • Month Black history is observed • First African-American MLB player • First African-American U.S. president • Known for thoughts on intersectionality • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2015-01-18

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Youngest African American Soccer Player to go pro
  2. Last name of the athlete who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
  3. Currently America’s only black billionaire; talk show host who is dubbed the “Queen of All Media”
  4. Wrote his first autobiography in 1845 “the Narrative of the Life of _________ An American Slave”
  5. _____________Armstrong Nicknamed Satchmo
  6. First African American woman to be elected to Congress
  7. Wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sing”
  8. _______ Jemison, first African American Woman to travel in space.
  9. ______King Cole
  10. Baseball Great nicknamed “Hammerin Hank”
  11. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Singer
  12. ___________Garvey
  13. Stage name of Anna Mae Bullock
  14. Marvin who sings “Whats Goin On”
  15. First Black President
  16. Known as the Queen of Jazz
  17. First African American EVER To win an Academy Award
  18. Inventor Garrett ______ who invented the Gas Mask and Traffic Signal
  19. Author and Co Founder of Civil Rights Organization
  20. African American Muslim Minister and Activist.
  21. Civil Rights Leader
  22. Civil Rights Organization that started in 1909
  23. Born Isabella Baumfree, gave the “Aint I A Woman” Speech
  24. Davis or Bassett
  25. First African American Woman to win a Gold medal in Gymnastics
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  1. First Black Surgeon to serve on the American Board of Surgery
  2. First African American Secretary of State
  3. First Black man to win at the US Open and Wimbledon
  4. Poet and Leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  5. Last name of the first African American woman to be Secretary of State
  6. Boxing Greats Leonard or Robinson
  7. Martin Luther’s Wife
  8. Author who wrote the saga “Roots”
  9. Singer/Actress who starred in “Cabin in the Sky”
  10. First African American to win an Olympic Gold Medal
  11. Assata or Tupac
  12. First black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
  13. George Washington ______________
  14. Abolitionist born Araminta Ross, most know for work on the Underground Railroad
  15. Godfather of Soul James________
  16. “Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee”
  17. Last name of the first black athlete to cross color lines in International Tennis
  18. Co-Founded the Black Panther Party
  19. Last name of Tennis Sister’s Venus and Serena
  20. Singer/Songwriter who wrote “Four Women”
  21. First African American woman in Olympic history to become the individual All-Around Champion.
  22. Jordan or Jackson
  23. _____Parks who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  24. First name of Author who wrote “Beloved” & “The Bluest Eye”
  25. Boxing Great known as the “Brown Bomber”

50 Clues: Assata or Tupac • ______King Cole • Davis or Bassett • ___________Garvey • Jordan or Jackson • Civil Rights Leader • Martin Luther’s Wife • R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Singer • First Black President • Known as the Queen of Jazz • Stage name of Anna Mae Bullock • Godfather of Soul James________ • George Washington ______________ • Marvin who sings “Whats Goin On” • Boxing Greats Leonard or Robinson • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-12-08

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Alabama city for major demonstration against segregation _____
  2. "Good Trouble" civil and voting rights activist (Last name) _____
  3. State Black Wall Street is located ______
  4. Stage name of female rapper Dana Owens (Last name) _____
  5. Initials of the national organization founded on Lincoln's birthday
  6. Inventor of the 3-way traffic signal (Last name)_____
  7. First AA woman US Supreme Court justice (2 words) _____
  8. Shirley Jackson's telecommunications research produced call waiting and _____ ID.
  9. Initials of organization for non-violent protests _____
  10. Dancer/choreographer, founded dance company in 1957 (Last name) _____
  11. NASA Scientist Valerie Thomas inventor of _____ technology (3 words)
  12. Travel guide for African Americans published 1936-1966 (2 words) _____
  13. In 2021, what historical event became federally recognized? _____
  14. Black pilots who flew during WWII _____
  15. First African American appointed Supreme Court Justice (Last name) _____
  16. State with the most Black institutions of higher learning _____
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  1. Meredith Gourdine invented the method of converting gas into _____
  2. Civil rights activist, 2013 Presidential Medal of Honor (Last name) _____
  3. Historian who created Black History Month (Last name) _____
  4. Jackie Robinson - first African American to play major league _____
  5. Shipping company owned and operated entirely by blacks _____
  6. Author of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Last name) _____
  7. Practice of denying people the right to vote _____
  8. Rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize (Last name) _____
  9. First Black woman elected to US Congress _____
  10. First African American woman to win a Grammy Award (2 words) _____
  11. Informal system that helped enslaved persons escape to the North. Undergound _____
  12. First Black self-made millionaire (Last name)_____
  13. First African American woman to go to space _____
  14. Founder of the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 (Last name) _____
  15. First African American to win a Nobel Prize in physics (2 words) _____
  16. Ida B. Wells lost her teaching job for refusing to give up her _____
  17. Otis Boykin invented the unit for the artificial _____ stimulator
  18. In 1967, the US legalized interracial______
  19. Gordon Parks, first African American to direct a major _____

35 Clues: Black pilots who flew during WWII _____ • State Black Wall Street is located ______ • In 1967, the US legalized interracial______ • First Black woman elected to US Congress _____ • Rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize (Last name) _____ • First African American woman to go to space _____ • Practice of denying people the right to vote _____ • ...

It's Black History Month- 2024-02-10

It's Black History Month- crossword puzzle
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  1. Griot tradition
  2. Portuguese influence
  3. Nile River
  4. Land of a thousand hills
  5. Capital: Luanda
  6. Africa Apartheid
  7. Namib Desert
  8. North African country
  9. Carthage
  10. Maasai Mara
  11. Mount Kilimanjaro
  12. Cradle of humankind
Down
  1. Gold Coast
  2. Lake Victoria
  3. Most populous African country
  4. Largest island nation
  5. Diverse wildlife
  6. Victoria Falls
  7. Atlas Mountains
  8. Great Zimbabwe
  9. Okavango Delta
  10. Timbuktu
  11. Ancient pyramids
  12. Coast Largest basilica

24 Clues: Timbuktu • Carthage • Gold Coast • Nile River • Maasai Mara • Namib Desert • Lake Victoria • Victoria Falls • Great Zimbabwe • Okavango Delta • Griot tradition • Atlas Mountains • Capital: Luanda • Diverse wildlife • Africa Apartheid • Ancient pyramids • Mount Kilimanjaro • Cradle of humankind • Portuguese influence • Largest island nation • North African country • Coast Largest basilica • ...

Black History Month 2024 2024-01-22

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a proverb: “it takes a(n) _______ to raise a child.”
  2. term meaning to succeed a struggle, which Revelation 11:12 reference this term with the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony
  3. “I have a dream” spokesperson.
  4. escaped slave to civil rights activist fighting for emancipation and black suffrage during the Civil War
  5. Texas holiday commemorating the end of slavery after the Civil War
  6. a popular hairstyle worn by African Americans in the 1960s and 1970s and combed with a pick.
  7. Bridges the first African American child who attended an all-white school called William Frantz Elementary School
  8. traditional music introduced by Thomas Dorsey, first blues and jazz, then with Scriptural reference that inspired old-fashioned hymns and modern-day praise & worship
  9. color for royal and Alice Walker’s most famous novel
  10. Parks full name of the lady refused to give up her seat
  11. New York neighborhood where the Golden Age and Renaissance of African American began, such as music and arts.
  12. Mark Phillips and Johnathan Newton are a part of entertainment group who host DreamCon and produce funny skits with anime.
  13. YouTuber’s slogan: “What’s good y’all? Welcome back…!”
  14. named meaning “exalted” in Arabic, an artist who described a man if he’s “that somebody.”
  15. the last name of the first Black woman to win a Oscar
  16. a unisex hairstyle twisting and braiding hair…you’re dreading the process if your mother and grandmother did this to your hair growing up.
Down
  1. a Disney movie about a jazz musician
  2. type of rapping using your mouth—Doug E. Fresh is famous for it.
  3. Mufusa’s actor last and the Temptations’ song
  4. the Black private detective starring Richard Roundtree: John _____
  5. poet and novelist who discovered why the caged bird sings
  6. Train a 1971 music show featuring African-American music with the host, Don Cornelius
  7. last name of the first African American self-made millionaire and the author of the novel, Color Purple
  8. an instrument used by Lester Young and Grover Washington Jr.
  9. theme of 1 Corinthians 13
  10. Shack Ernie Barnes’ 1976 masterpiece, which featured in Marvin Gaye’s album, I Want You and the end credits of the sitcom Good Times during the 1970s.
  11. Lawson full name of the first African American gamer and engineer, designing the Fairchild Channel F.
  12. The R in R&B stands for
  13. last name of a gardener, scientist, and inventor, sometimes confused with the 1st US President because of his first and middle name
  14. a noun meaning to evoke power over one’s own rights or to perform duties, especially for women, African Americans, and other minority groups.
  15. author’s first name who played in Black Panther and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  16. Africa’s holiday during Christmas
  17. place where trains run, or an underground network Tubman used to free and escort slaves to freedom.
  18. last name of a poet who wrote “A Dream Deferred.”
  19. city where nonviolent activists walked on Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest and protect African Americans’ right to vote.

35 Clues: The R in R&B stands for • theme of 1 Corinthians 13 • “I have a dream” spokesperson. • Africa’s holiday during Christmas • a Disney movie about a jazz musician • Mufusa’s actor last and the Temptations’ song • last name of a poet who wrote “A Dream Deferred.” • a proverb: “it takes a(n) _______ to raise a child.” • color for royal and Alice Walker’s most famous novel • ...

Black History Month 2024 2024-01-22

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. place where trains run, or an underground network Tubman used to free and escort slaves to freedom.
  2. term meaning to succeed a struggle, which Revelation 11:12 reference this term with the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony
  3. escaped slave to civil rights activist fighting for emancipation and black suffrage during the Civil War
  4. a popular hairstyle worn by African Americans in the 1960s and 1970s and combed with a pick.
  5. Parks full name of the lady refused to give up her seat
  6. traditional music introduced by Thomas Dorsey, first blues and jazz, then with Scriptural reference that inspired old-fashioned hymns and modern-day praise & worship.
  7. Africa’s holiday during Christmas
  8. New York neighborhood where the Golden Age and Renaissance of African American began, such as music and arts.
  9. Mark Phillips and Johnathan Newton are a part of entertainment group who host DreamCon and produce funny skits about anime.
  10. city where nonviolent activists walked on Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest and protect African Americans’ right to vote.
  11. YouTuber’s slogan: “What’s good y’all? Welcome back…!”
  12. named meaning “exalted” in Arabic, an artist who described a man as if he’s “that somebody” for her.
  13. first African American child who attended an all-white school called William Frantz Elementary School
  14. a 1971 music show featuring African American music with the host, Don Cornelius
  15. color for royal and Alice Walker’s most famous novel
  16. Texas holiday commemorating the end of slavery after the Civil War
Down
  1. type of rapping using your mouth—Doug E. Fresh is famous for it.
  2. Mufusa’s actor last and the Temptations’ song
  3. poet and novelist who discovered why the caged bird sings
  4. a unisex hairstyle twisting and braiding hair…you’re dreading the process if your mother and grandmother did this to your hair growing up.
  5. last name of the first African American self-made millionaire and the author of the novel, Color Purple
  6. a Disney movie about a jazz musician
  7. Lawson – full name of the first African American gamer and engineer, designing the Fairchild Channel F.
  8. an instrument used by Lester Young and Grover Washington Jr.
  9. theme of 1 Corinthians 13 and Jesus' greatest commandment
  10. Shack- Ernie Barnes’ 1976 masterpiece, which featured in Marvin Gaye’s album, I Want You and the end credits of the sitcom Good Times during the 1970s.
  11. the Black private detective starring Richard Roundtree: John _____
  12. a gardener and scientist
  13. “I have a dream” spokesperson
  14. a noun meaning to evoke power over one’s own rights or to perform duties, especially for women, African Americans, and other minority groups.
  15. author’s first name who played in Black Panther and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  16. the last name of the first Black woman to win an Oscar
  17. a proverb: “it takes a(n) _______ to raise a child.”
  18. last name of a poet who wrote “A Dream Deferred.”
  19. The R in R&B stands for

35 Clues: The R in R&B stands for • a gardener and scientist • “I have a dream” spokesperson • Africa’s holiday during Christmas • a Disney movie about a jazz musician • Mufusa’s actor last and the Temptations’ song • last name of a poet who wrote “A Dream Deferred.” • a proverb: “it takes a(n) _______ to raise a child.” • color for royal and Alice Walker’s most famous novel • ...

Black history month: Watermelon 2024-02-15

Black history month: Watermelon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Symbol of resilience and community, often associated with negative stereotypes.
  2. overcoming stereotypes about watermelons and challenges to remain a cherished symbol of community and tradition
  3. Historically used in derogatory stereotypes, yet a symbol of perseverance and cultural pride.
  4. System of farming prevalent after the Civil War where African Americans often grew watermelons on rented land
  5. nourishing produce that is often used in cultural celebrations and gatherings
  6. the month where black history is celebrated
  7. tiny plant found in the juicy flesh of a fruit associated with cultural symbolism and historical significance
  8. shared traditions and values within African American communities, exemplified by the significance of watermelon in cultural celebrations and gatherings
  9. rights Movement advocating for equal rights and opportunities for African Americans, including the right to enjoy watermelon without being stereotyped
  10. The transformation and adaptation of watermelon's cultural significance over time within African American communities
Down
  1. unfair treatment based on race and practices such as associating African Americans with watermelon stereotypes
  2. provides convenience and accessibility while maintaining the fruit's cultural significance within African American traditions
  3. Symbol of cultural heritage and resilience within African American communities
  4. The rich cultural significance and representation of community, heritage, and resilience embodied by watermelon within African American culture
  5. Negative portrayals and assumptions historically associated with African Americans and watermelon
  6. sensation experienced when consuming watermelon
  7. often enjoyed in traditional dishes and celebrations, symbolizing resilience and connection to heritage.
  8. Refreshing and juicy fruit often served as a sweet finale to meals
  9. The cultivation and agricultural practice of growing watermelon
  10. Season when watermelons are typically harvested, enjoyed, and celebrated in African American culture, often associated with outdoor gatherings and family reunions

20 Clues: the month where black history is celebrated • sensation experienced when consuming watermelon • The cultivation and agricultural practice of growing watermelon • Refreshing and juicy fruit often served as a sweet finale to meals • nourishing produce that is often used in cultural celebrations and gatherings • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-25

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad
  2. First American slave to have work published
  3. Famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  4. Led the "Harlem Renaissance"
  5. Once said, “We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.”
  6. First female African-American Secretary of State
  7. Passed the Affordable Care Act
  8. First African-American Secretary of State
  9. The first African-American woman to star in a motion picture
  10. Founded the "Black Star Line"
  11. "King of the Blues"
  12. Went to trial to sue for his freedom
  13. Founded the Tuskegee Airmen
  14. Known as "The Peanut Man"
Down
  1. Journalist who campaigned against lynching
  2. Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  3. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus
  4. Wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
  5. Founder of Tuskegee University
  6. The first African-American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard

20 Clues: "King of the Blues" • Known as "The Peanut Man" • Founded the Tuskegee Airmen • Led the "Harlem Renaissance" • Founded the "Black Star Line" • Passed the Affordable Care Act • Founder of Tuskegee University • Wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" • Went to trial to sue for his freedom • Famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech • Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-25

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First female African-American Secretary of State
  2. Founded the Tuskegee Airmen
  3. Passed the Affordable Care Act
  4. Journalist who campaigned against lynching
  5. Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  6. First American slave to have work published
  7. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus
  8. Famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  9. Went to trial to sue for his freedom
  10. The first African-American woman to star in a motion picture
  11. Founder of Tuskegee University
Down
  1. Helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad
  2. First African-American Secretary of State
  3. Known as "The Peanut Man"
  4. Wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
  5. "King of the Blues"
  6. Founded the "Black Star Line"
  7. Led the "Harlem Renaissance"
  8. Once said, “We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.”
  9. The first African-American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard

20 Clues: "King of the Blues" • Known as "The Peanut Man" • Founded the Tuskegee Airmen • Led the "Harlem Renaissance" • Founded the "Black Star Line" • Passed the Affordable Care Act • Founder of Tuskegee University • Wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" • Went to trial to sue for his freedom • Famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech • Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • ...

Black History Month Facts 2024-02-27

Black History Month Facts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.
  2. who used the network of the Underground Railroad.
  3. who became the first African-American woman to travel into space
  4. who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  5. who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism
  6. who was an investigative journalist, and early leader in the civil rights movement
  7. who was the winner of the National Medal of Technology
  8. who was best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
Down
  1. who published his first book in 1845.
  2. who served in the United States House of Representatives
  3. who made different uses for peanuts
  4. who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S
  5. who was an American singer and actress
  6. who was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist
  7. whose mathematician calculations were critical to the success of the subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights
  8. who was an American bass-baritone concert artist
  9. who was an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement
  10. who was responsible for the development of Tuskegee University in
  11. who was an American professional boxer and activist.
  12. who was an American surgeon and medical researcher

20 Clues: who made different uses for peanuts • who published his first book in 1845. • who was an American singer and actress • who was an American bass-baritone concert artist • who used the network of the Underground Railroad. • who was an American surgeon and medical researcher • who was an American professional boxer and activist. • ...

Black History Month Woodworkers 2023-01-31

Black History Month Woodworkers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Henry Boyd discovered that boiling water would prevent this disease.
  2. In Hugh Handen’s exhibition, he uses mesquite wood. Texans consider mesquite as an undesirable _________ species.
  3. Henry Boyd was born a _______.
  4. In what state did Thomas Day have his woodworking business?
  5. What is Alison Moses’ approach in understanding connections between things?
  6. Where did Hugh Hayden study to be an architect?
  7. What did Alison Moses first major in?
  8. Thomas Day’s father was a________ and a cabinet maker.
  9. This is what Henry Boyd got his patent for.
Down
  1. Alison Moses encourages people to do this to her artwork.
  2. What type of wood/tree does Hugh Hayden use in his sculptures?
  3. What is the name of Hugh Handen’s exhibition in New York City?
  4. What was Char Miller-kings first project that got her starting in woodworking?
  5. Henry Boyd’s residence was the #1 stop on the underground _______ in Ohio.
  6. This is where Henry Boyd owned his business.
  7. The organization where Char Miller King got her start
  8. Char Miller King is known as the _______.
  9. Henry Boyd had a talent for this. It is how he purchased his freedom.
  10. This in the name of the posts that Thomas Day carved in North Carolina.
  11. Char Miller-King refers to herself as a ___________in a career field dominated by white men.
  12. What clothing brand sponsors Char Miller King
  13. Thomas Day bought slaves in order to _______ them.

22 Clues: Henry Boyd was born a _______. • What did Alison Moses first major in? • Char Miller King is known as the _______. • This is what Henry Boyd got his patent for. • This is where Henry Boyd owned his business. • What clothing brand sponsors Char Miller King • Where did Hugh Hayden study to be an architect? • Thomas Day bought slaves in order to _______ them. • ...

Black History Month 2020-01-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Co-founder of the NAACP
  2. The king of pop
  3. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  4. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
  5. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  6. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  7. The greatest boxer of all time
Down
  1. Scored 100 points in a single NBA game
  2. First African American in baseball
  3. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, AL
  4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
  5. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  6. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man

13 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Scored 100 points in a single NBA game • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. famous boxer who "floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee"
  2. baseball player, number "42"
  3. singer from Jamaica who says "don't worry about a thing"
  4. the young girl who integrated schools at 6 years old
  5. the conductor of the Underground Railroad
  6. an all-black team of pilots
Down
  1. the first black female astronaut in space
  2. a blind musician who sings "Superstition"
  3. basketball player, "the Mamba"
  4. singer from Georgia who sang "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
  5. the King of Pop
  6. the fastest man a
  7. the civil rights activist who "had a dream"

13 Clues: the King of Pop • the fastest man a • an all-black team of pilots • baseball player, number "42" • basketball player, "the Mamba" • the first black female astronaut in space • a blind musician who sings "Superstition" • the conductor of the Underground Railroad • the civil rights activist who "had a dream" • the young girl who integrated schools at 6 years old • ...

Black history month 2024-02-23

Black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. into slavery, Booker T. Washington overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education.
  2. Douglass taught himself to read and write at a young age. After escaping slavery, he became an author, public speaker, and prominent leader of the abolitionist movement.
  3. Harris is the vice president today she is one of the first afircan american woman to be vice president.
  4. Parks was a civil rights activist in Alabama and the secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  5. Winfrey is a famous television producer and personality, philanthropist, and author. She is the first African American woman to have her very own television production company.
  6. a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was the first African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball.
  7. West is one of the most successful music artist today he has won 4 grammys and is has one of the most listened to songs.
Down
  1. Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president.
  2. of the most well-known civil rights leaders. was a Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. Evers was a World War II veteran and Civil Rights leader. He was the NAACP’s first field officer in Mississippi.
  4. Ali was one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He was an Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight title three times.
  5. Harvey is a game show host he is from "the hood" of his city he grew up and decided he was gonna escape the hood so now he is a multi-millionare.
  6. first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to seek the U.S. presidential nomination from a major party.

13 Clues: Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president. • Harris is the vice president today she is one of the first afircan american woman to be vice president. • into slavery, Booker T. Washington overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education. • ...

black history month 2024-02-28

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Corner for the cowboys
  2. Basketball player for the lakers
  3. Has 6 finals rings
  4. Lebron is the scoring leader.
  5. Basketball big man for the lakers
  6. Actor for black panther
  7. Has 2 wwe belts
Down
  1. Michael Jackson, King of
  2. the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Actor for creed
  4. grizzly
  5. rapper
  6. Basketball guard for the

13 Clues: rapper • grizzly • Actor for creed • Has 2 wwe belts • Has 6 finals rings • Corner for the cowboys • Actor for black panther • Michael Jackson, King of • Basketball guard for the • Lebron is the scoring leader. • Basketball player for the lakers • Basketball big man for the lakers • the first woman self-made millionaire

Black History Month 2020-01-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  2. Scored 100 points in a single NBA game
  3. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man
  4. Co-founder of the NAACP
  5. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, Alabama
  6. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
Down
  1. The king of pop
  2. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  3. First African American in baseball
  4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
  5. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  6. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  7. The greatest boxer of all time

13 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Scored 100 points in a single NBA game • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Get On Up" is the name of his biopic
  2. The name of the song Elvis stole
  3. Louis Armstrong played this instrument
  4. Beyonce's husband
  5. How old was Michael Jackson when the Jackson 5 formed?
  6. Jimi Hendrix performed this song at Woodstock
Down
  1. She drowned in a bathtub
  2. Lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish
  3. Like Stevie Wonder, he was blind
  4. Michael Jackson opened this theme park
  5. His name has two Gs in it
  6. She has five children
  7. A renaissance took place here

13 Clues: Beyonce's husband • She has five children • She drowned in a bathtub • His name has two Gs in it • A renaissance took place here • Like Stevie Wonder, he was blind • The name of the song Elvis stole • "Get On Up" is the name of his biopic • Lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish • Michael Jackson opened this theme park • Louis Armstrong played this instrument • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
  2. Who said, "if there is no struggle, there is no progress"
  3. Who said, "Life is not a spectator sport"
  4. As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper took these classes
  5. When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen
  6. Members of this labor union helped to build the nation's black middle class & civil rights movement
  7. Madam C.J. Walker became America's first female, self-made millionaire. What product did her company sell
Down
  1. What state was the first to elect a black governor
  2. What was Muhammad Ali's original name
  3. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  4. Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop
  5. First African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
  6. Which president officially recognized Black History Month
  7. Who was the first African American major league baseball player

14 Clues: What was Muhammad Ali's original name • When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen • Who said, "Life is not a spectator sport" • First African American Nobel Peace Prize winner • Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop • What state was the first to elect a black governor • Who said, "if there is no struggle, there is no progress" • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A black civil rights activist who wanted to attend an all-white school
  2. An escape slave from New England who was killed in the Boston Massacre
  3. He invented the traffic light and the gas mask
  4. A writer and story-teller whose insight influenceed many scholars
  5. Who is an African American civil rights activist that was a significant figure in Islam?
Down
  1. An entrepreneur who created her own hair product after loss of her hair
  2. Who invented products with peanuts and sweet potatoes?
  3. An escaped slave who made "The Underground Railroad" to help free slaves from the plantation they are working on
  4. Self-taught, free, Black mathematician, writer, surveyor, and inventor instremental in the nations capital
  5. Who was the first black MLB player?
  6. A playright, poet, novelist, and contributor to the Harlem Renaissance
  7. A dressmaker from AL who was arrested because she did not give up her seat to a white man on the bus
  8. An African American organization made to promote civil rights in the US

13 Clues: Who was the first black MLB player? • He invented the traffic light and the gas mask • Who invented products with peanuts and sweet potatoes? • A writer and story-teller whose insight influenceed many scholars • A black civil rights activist who wanted to attend an all-white school • A playright, poet, novelist, and contributor to the Harlem Renaissance • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African American scientist who invented over 300 uses for peanuts: George ____
  2. The first African American to play in Major League Baseball: Jackie ____
  3. Famous African American poet known for her work during the Harlem Renaissance: Langston
  4. African American author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God": Zora ____ Hurston
  5. The famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a ____"
  6. Landmark Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools: Brown v. Board of ____
Down
  1. The first African American Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood ____
  2. First African American woman to become a billionaire: ____ Winfrey
  3. Civil rights activist known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement": Rosa ____
  4. Underground network that helped enslaved individuals escape to freedom: ____ Railroad
  5. African American holiday celebrated in February: ____ History Month
  6. The first African American to serve as President of the United States: Barack ____
  7. Civil rights leader and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: ____ Abernathy

13 Clues: The famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a ____" • The first African American Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood ____ • First African American woman to become a billionaire: ____ Winfrey • African American holiday celebrated in February: ____ History Month • The first African American to play in Major League Baseball: Jackie ____ • ...

Black history month 2024-02-23

Black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. into slavery, Booker T. Washington overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education.
  2. Douglass taught himself to read and write at a young age. After escaping slavery, he became an author, public speaker, and prominent leader of the abolitionist movement.
  3. Harris is the vice president today she is one of the first afircan american woman to be vice president.
  4. Parks was a civil rights activist in Alabama and the secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  5. Winfrey is a famous television producer and personality, philanthropist, and author. She is the first African American woman to have her very own television production company.
  6. a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was the first African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball.
  7. West is one of the most successful music artist today he has won 4 grammys and is has one of the most listened to songs.
Down
  1. Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president.
  2. of the most well-known civil rights leaders. was a Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. Evers was a World War II veteran and Civil Rights leader. He was the NAACP’s first field officer in Mississippi.
  4. Ali was one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He was an Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight title three times.
  5. Harvey is a game show host he is from "the hood" of his city he grew up and decided he was gonna escape the hood so now he is a multi-millionare.
  6. first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to seek the U.S. presidential nomination from a major party.

13 Clues: Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president. • Harris is the vice president today she is one of the first afircan american woman to be vice president. • into slavery, Booker T. Washington overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education. • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first black first lady of the United States
  2. She escaped from slavery and then became a leader of the Underground Railroad
  3. She was the first black woman to travel to space
  4. Award-winning black author; wrote 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
  5. She famously refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger
  6. He was the first black player to play in an NBA game
  7. Civil Rights leader who wrote the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech
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  1. This organization developed social programs called 'community survival programs'
  2. He was the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  3. He was the first black president of the United States
  4. He was the first black player in major league baseball; played on the Brooklyn Dodgers
  5. She was the first black female millionaire and invented straightening products for hair
  6. This month is known as Black History Month

13 Clues: This month is known as Black History Month • She was the first black woman to travel to space • He was the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice • He was the first black player to play in an NBA game • He was the first black president of the United States • She was the first black first lady of the United States • ...

Black History Month 2020-01-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
  2. First African American in baseball
  3. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  4. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  5. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  6. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
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  1. The king of pop
  2. Co-founder of the NAACP
  3. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, AL
  4. Scored 100 points in a single NBA game
  5. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
  6. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man
  7. The greatest boxer of all time

13 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Scored 100 points in a single NBA game • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • ...

Black History Month 2020-01-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  2. Scored 100 points in a single NBA game
  3. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man
  4. Co-founder of the NAACP
  5. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, AL
  6. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
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  1. The king of pop
  2. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  3. First African American in baseball
  4. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
  5. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  6. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  7. The greatest boxer of all time

13 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Scored 100 points in a single NBA game • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • ...

black history month 2024-02-28

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Corner for the cowboys
  2. Basketball player for the lakers
  3. Has 6 finals rings
  4. Lebron is the scoring leader.
  5. Basketball big man for the lakers
  6. Actor for black panther
  7. Has 2 wwe belts
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  1. Michael Jackson, King of
  2. the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Actor for creed
  4. grizzly
  5. rapper
  6. Basketball guard for the

13 Clues: rapper • grizzly • Actor for creed • Has 2 wwe belts • Has 6 finals rings • Corner for the cowboys • Actor for black panther • Michael Jackson, King of • Basketball guard for the • Lebron is the scoring leader. • Basketball player for the lakers • Basketball big man for the lakers • the first woman self-made millionaire

Les Mois et Les Jours 2023-01-10

Les Mois et Les Jours crossword puzzle
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  1. 1st month of the year
  2. Halloween
  3. Black history month
  4. Saturday
  5. 5th month of the year
  6. Thursday en Francais
  7. Christmas time
  8. 6th month of the year
  9. you go to church on this day
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  1. 4th of ________
  2. you wear green during this month
  3. humpday
  4. Tuesday
  5. 9th month of the year
  6. month number 4
  7. Thanksgiving happens in this month
  8. last day of the workweek
  9. first day of the week
  10. Month number 8

19 Clues: humpday • Tuesday • Saturday • Halloween • month number 4 • Christmas time • Month number 8 • 4th of ________ • Black history month • Thursday en Francais • 1st month of the year • 9th month of the year • 5th month of the year • first day of the week • 6th month of the year • last day of the workweek • you go to church on this day • you wear green during this month • Thanksgiving happens in this month

Black History Month 2021-10-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The woman who led escaped enslaved people to freedom via the underground railway in America.
  2. south Africa's previous president
  3. The type of transport Rosa Parks refused to sit in the segregated area
  4. What sport did Muhammad Ali become undisputed world heavyweight boxing title three times.
  5. What number president was the first black president Barack Obama
  6. Mary Seacole's profession during the Crimean War
  7. how many gold medals did Jesse Owens win in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  8. Mae C Jemison was the first woman to go to the....
  9. Famous female American poet, activist and writer
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  1. Their iconic speech included the words "I have a dream"
  2. thefirst black woman ever to be elected to UK Parliament.
  3. Laurence Paul Cunningham was the first black man to represent England in witch sport
  4. Political and social movement protesting against all racially motivated violence against black people

13 Clues: south Africa's previous president • Mary Seacole's profession during the Crimean War • Famous female American poet, activist and writer • Mae C Jemison was the first woman to go to the.... • Their iconic speech included the words "I have a dream" • thefirst black woman ever to be elected to UK Parliament. • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. He was the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games during the 1936 Berlin Olympic games.
  2. A heavy weight boxing champion.
  3. First African-American to play in the Major League Baseball.
  4. Greatly looked up to Peter Parker as a role model for his abilities.
  5. Titled the king of pop.
  6. Known for her role in the "Underground Railroad."
  7. Wrote the famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
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  1. First African-American lady of the first lady of the U.S.
  2. Inspired bus boycotts through her bus experience in Montgomery, Alabama.
  3. A jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World."
  4. The first African-American president of the U.S.
  5. "I have a dream."
  6. A famous talk show host with her very own exclusive show.

13 Clues: "I have a dream." • Titled the king of pop. • A heavy weight boxing champion. • The first African-American president of the U.S. • Known for her role in the "Underground Railroad." • A jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World." • First African-American lady of the first lady of the U.S. • A famous talk show host with her very own exclusive show. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The ____ Lives Matter movement had five chapters in Canada between 2014 and 2020.
  2. On Aug. 1, 1834, the British Empire enacted the Slavery Abolition Act, which freed slaves in all British colonies including Canada and now some celebrate on the same day as _____ Day.
  3. The name of Canada’s first 2SLGBTQIA+ organization that was formed in 1984 in Toronto as a way to fight discrimination that Black queer people faced in the community.
  4. The Provincial _____ was owned by Mary Ann Shadd, the first Black woman to own a publication in North America, with its first edition on March 24, 1853.
  5. In 1866, Mifflin Gibbs was the first Black politician in Canada, holding office in _____ Town Council.
  6. This Black Canadian woman was arrested for sitting in a “Whites Only” section of a theatre on Nov. 8 1946 and is now honoured for paving the way for civil rights as the face of the ten dollar bill.
  7. Hailing from New Brunswick, Willie O’Ree was the first Black player in the NHL in 1958 playing for the Boston _____.
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  1. The new name of the first recorded enslaved African, who was six years old at the time, in Canada — called New France in 1628.
  2. The last segregated school in Canada closed in 1983 in ______, Nova Scotia.
  3. In 1919, the first union for Black railway workers was recognized in North America called Order of the ____ Car Porters.
  4. This American leading abolitionist would bring enslaved persons from the Southern United States to the northern states and Canada through the Underground Railroad where they could be free.
  5. Black History Month in Canada was introduced by Jean Augustine in ____ 1995, the first year celebrated in February 1996.
  6. In 1985, Canadian-singer Liberty Silvers became the first Black woman to receive a ___ Award, winning on two separate categories that year.

13 Clues: The last segregated school in Canada closed in 1983 in ______, Nova Scotia. • The ____ Lives Matter movement had five chapters in Canada between 2014 and 2020. • In 1866, Mifflin Gibbs was the first Black politician in Canada, holding office in _____ Town Council. • ...

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity 2015-03-15

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. Known for her multi colored urban murals/Most famous work is the Great Wall of Los Angeles which stretches about a half a mile long
  2. Created the idea of sampling of cosmetics to allow people to try before they buy/Went after the high end of the market, selling to department stores and boutiques
  3. Appointed to fill vacancy left by Hillary Clinton/First elected as a U.S. Representative and then appointed U.S. Senator
  4. Known for his four Lethal Weapon movies in 1987 through 1998/Became ambassador for United Nations Development Program
  5. First African American woman to travel to space in the Space Shutter Endeaver/Started the Jemison Group, Inc. which created ALAFIYA, a communications system to help health care delivery all over the world
  6. Publishing empire that includes Ebony and Jet magazine/His Ebony magazine has 1.6 million people reading it
  7. Original cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1975/Emmy award winner and starred in the show Kate & Allie from 1984-1989
  8. Was the LPGA player of the year in 1983/She won six major titles including winning two US Opens
  9. Created the lubricating cup to stop locomotives from overheating and constant stops/Had fifty-eight patents including the folding ironing board and the automatic sprinkler
  10. Started the African Lodge of the Honorable Society and Accepted Masons of Boston/One of few African Americans to fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill
  11. First African American to be division head in Department of State in 1945/Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for helping the Arab-Israeli truce in 1948
  12. Founded Mount Holyoke College in 1837/Served as principal for twelve years at the college
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  1. Nickname is “The Big E” and was the first pick in the 1968 NBA draft/He was a twelve time NBA All-Star and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
  2. First to introduce black as a “color”/Little black dress became a fashion staple in every woman’s wardrobe
  3. She was found by Charlie Chaplin and was cast as a ballerina in his film Limelight in 1915/Her most important role was as Hera in The Clash of the Titans
  4. Only college player to win two heisman trophies/Played in four straight Rose Bowls
  5. Double agent of the Patriots and the British during the Revolutionary War/Gave Patriots information about Cornwallis to defeat them at Yorktown
  6. Founded Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and used nonviolent tactics/Leader of CORE and organized “Freedom Rides” in the South
  7. Books on the bestseller lists since the 1980/Several of her novels have been made into TV movies since the early 1990s
  8. His songs were important to funk, soul and disco music/Created the soul song “Please, Please, Please” in 1956

20 Clues: Only college player to win two heisman trophies/Played in four straight Rose Bowls • Founded Mount Holyoke College in 1837/Served as principal for twelve years at the college • Was the LPGA player of the year in 1983/She won six major titles including winning two US Opens • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The subject James E. West studied.
  2. C.J. Walker was the first black -
  3. C.J. Walker's first name.
  4. The college James E West went to.
  5. Lonnie Johnson's career was as a
  6. What condition did Dr. Bath's tool correct?
  7. Dr. Bath invented this type of tool.
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  1. Madam C.J. Walker's product helped to grow-
  2. Lonnie Johnson invented the
  3. What James E. West Invented.
  4. Dr. Bath attended this DC college.
  5. Lonnie Johnson worked for
  6. The town in Virginia James E West was born.

13 Clues: Lonnie Johnson worked for • C.J. Walker's first name. • Lonnie Johnson invented the • What James E. West Invented. • Lonnie Johnson's career was as a • C.J. Walker was the first black - • The college James E West went to. • The subject James E. West studied. • Dr. Bath attended this DC college. • Dr. Bath invented this type of tool. • Madam C.J. Walker's product helped to grow- • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-10

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. ___________ railroad started by Harriet Tubman
  2. Martin Luther King Jr fought for _________
  3. Madam CJ Walker was a self made
  4. Toni Morrison was famous for her ______
  5. Jessie Owens won 4 gold ___________
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  1. Ida wells was a founder of ________
  2. Jackie Robinson played _________
  3. Kobe Bryant was a _______ guard
  4. Rosa Parks was a part of the Montgomery ________
  5. Maya Angelou wrote ______
  6. Bessie Coleman's had an international ______ license
  7. Langston Hughes created ______ poetry
  8. Arthur Ashe won 3 _______ Slams

13 Clues: Maya Angelou wrote ______ • Kobe Bryant was a _______ guard • Madam CJ Walker was a self made • Arthur Ashe won 3 _______ Slams • Jackie Robinson played _________ • Ida wells was a founder of ________ • Jessie Owens won 4 gold ___________ • Langston Hughes created ______ poetry • Toni Morrison was famous for her ______ • Martin Luther King Jr fought for _________ • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. unfair treatment of people because of their religion, race, or their country of origin
  2. a public show of group feelings about a case
  3. Black History Month takes place in which month?
  4. refused to give up seat on the bus to a white man and was arrested
  5. In 1967 became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
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  1. In 1966 became the first African American to serve as a President's adviser.
  2. peaceful actions to bring about change.
  3. In April 1963 Dr. King led a series of protest marches here
  4. President who asked Congress to pass the civil rights bill
  5. the bringing together of people of all races
  6. to express an objection to what someone has said or done
  7. African American leader who wanted change to happen faster and did not agree with nonviolence.
  8. became the first African American woman elected to Congress.

13 Clues: peaceful actions to bring about change. • the bringing together of people of all races • a public show of group feelings about a case • Black History Month takes place in which month? • to express an objection to what someone has said or done • President who asked Congress to pass the civil rights bill • In April 1963 Dr. King led a series of protest marches here • ...

black history month 2024-02-28

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Corner for the cowboys
  2. Basketball player for the lakers
  3. Has 6 finals rings
  4. Lebron is the scoring leader.
  5. Basketball big man for the lakers
  6. Actor for black panther
  7. Has 2 wwe belts
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  1. Michael Jackson, King of
  2. the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Actor for creed
  4. grizzly
  5. rapper
  6. Basketball guard for the

13 Clues: rapper • grizzly • Actor for creed • Has 2 wwe belts • Has 6 finals rings • Corner for the cowboys • Actor for black panther • Michael Jackson, King of • Basketball guard for the • Lebron is the scoring leader. • Basketball player for the lakers • Basketball big man for the lakers • the first woman self-made millionaire

black history month 2024-02-28

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Corner for the cowboys
  2. Basketball player for the lakers
  3. Has 6 finals rings
  4. Lebron is the scoring leader.
  5. Basketball big man for the lakers
  6. Actor for black panther
  7. Has 2 wwe belts
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  1. Michael Jackson, King of
  2. the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Actor for creed
  4. grizzly
  5. rapper
  6. Basketball guard for the

13 Clues: rapper • grizzly • Actor for creed • Has 2 wwe belts • Has 6 finals rings • Corner for the cowboys • Actor for black panther • Michael Jackson, King of • Basketball guard for the • Lebron is the scoring leader. • Basketball player for the lakers • Basketball big man for the lakers • the first woman self-made millionaire

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity 2015-03-15

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. Founded Mount Holyoke College in 1837/Served as principal for twelve years at the college
  2. Known for her multi colored urban murals/Most famous work is the Great Wall of Los Angeles which stretches about a half a mile long
  3. Only college player to win two heisman trophies/Played in four straight Rose Bowls
  4. Books on the bestseller lists since the 1980/Several of her novels have been made into TV movies since the early 1990s
  5. First African American to be division head in Department of State in 1945/Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for helping the Arab-Israeli truce in 1948
  6. Double agent of the Patriots and the British during the Revolutionary War/Gave Patriots information about Cornwallis to defeat them at Yorktown
  7. Nickname is “The Big E” and was the first pick in the 1968 NBA draft/He was a twelve time NBA All-Star and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
  8. Publishing empire that includes Ebony and Jet magazine/His Ebony magazine has 1.6 million people reading it
  9. First to introduce black as a “color”/Little black dress became a fashion staple in every woman’s wardrobe
  10. Original cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1975/Emmy award winner and starred in the show Kate & Allie from 1984-1989
  11. She was found by Charlie Chaplin and was cast as a ballerina in his film Limelight in 1915/Her most important role was as Hera in The Clash of the Titans
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  1. Known for his four Lethal Weapon movies in 1987 through 1998/Became ambassador for United Nations Development Program
  2. His songs were important to funk, soul and disco music/Created the soul song “Please, Please, Please” in 1956
  3. Appointed to fill vacancy left by Hillary Clinton/First elected as a U.S. Representative and then appointed U.S. Senator
  4. Founded Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and used nonviolent tactics/Leader of CORE and organized “Freedom Rides” in the South
  5. Created the idea of sampling of cosmetics to allow people to try before they buy/Went after the high end of the market, selling to department stores and boutiques
  6. First African American woman to travel to space in the Space Shutter Endeaver/Started the Jemison Group, Inc. which created ALAFIYA, a communications system to help health care delivery all over the world
  7. Started the African Lodge of the Honorable Society and Accepted Masons of Boston/One of few African Americans to fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill
  8. Was the LPGA player of the year in 1983/She won six major titles including winning two US Opens
  9. Created the lubricating cup to stop locomotives from overheating and constant stops/Had fifty-eight patents including the folding ironing board and the automatic sprinkler

20 Clues: Only college player to win two heisman trophies/Played in four straight Rose Bowls • Founded Mount Holyoke College in 1837/Served as principal for twelve years at the college • Was the LPGA player of the year in 1983/She won six major titles including winning two US Opens • ...

Black Catholic History 2022-06-27

Black Catholic History crossword puzzle
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  1. City of firtst African American Catholic Church
  2. Middle name of current Director
  3. Black catholic History Month
  4. Number of African Americans on the Road to Sainthood
  5. First recognize Black Priest in the united states
  6. First African American Ordained Priest in Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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  1. First Black Pope
  2. Black catholic University
  3. Black history Month
  4. First name of gospel choir Director
  5. Director for the Office of Black Catholics in Philadelphia in 2019
  6. Location of Congress XIII

12 Clues: First Black Pope • Black history Month • Black catholic University • Location of Congress XIII • Black catholic History Month • Middle name of current Director • First name of gospel choir Director • City of firtst African American Catholic Church • First recognize Black Priest in the united states • Number of African Americans on the Road to Sainthood • ...

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity 2015-03-17

Black History Month/Women's History Month Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. Washington Carver This scientist was a botanist. He developed a widely known spread- Peanut Butter.
  2. Marshall This African American was a lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. One of his most famous cases is the Brown vs Board Education of Topeka.
  3. Ride This female astronaut became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983.
  4. May-Treanor This women is a beach volleyball player. This three-time Olympic gold medalist also appeared on the Disney Channel show, along with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Wizards of Waverly Place.
  5. Banneker This African American scholar wrote and published many almanacs, including the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Almanac.
  6. Washington This African American football player was the first African American to sign a contract in with an NFL team.
  7. Wonder This African American musician who is famous for his insane talent in piano, despite him being blind. The song, “Isn’t She Lovely” is a song written by him, which happened to be covered in the show, Glee.
  8. Day O’Connor This women became the first female Supreme Court Justice when President Reagan appointed her in 1981.
  9. Parks This female civil rights leader is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.
  10. Winfrey This African American woman is famous for her show that is named after her. She became the first black person to rank among the 50 most generous Americans.
  11. Ali This famous African American boxer won a gold medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He currently has Parkinson’s disease.
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  1. White This African American football player can be known for his headline in 1998 after making controversial public comments about gays and minorities. He returned to the California Panthers in 2000.
  2. Murphy: This African American actor and comedian began on the comedy show, Saturday Night Live. You most likely know him as the voice of Donkey for the Dreamworks Animation movie, Shrek.
  3. Jordan This African American basketball player is widely considered the best of all time. He has his own Nike™ line of shoes. He stars in a movie known as Space Jam.
  4. Douglass This African American abolitionist helped organize two regiments of Massachusetts during the Civil War and urged civil rights during Reconstruction.
  5. Ross This woman was a Philadelphian seamstress who designed the United States flag.
  6. Ailey, Jr. This African American dancer and choreographer choreographed a series of ballets to the music by Duke Ellington, notable The River.
  7. Curie This female scientist discovered radioactivity. Not only was she the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, she was the first person, and only woman, to win twice.
  8. Luther King This African American civil rights activist is insanely well known. His “I Have a Dream” speech is one of his most famous speeches he has ever given.
  9. Grande This women is a musician who started out as an actor the the popular children’s show, Victorious. Her voice can go way high. A popular song of her’s is “Problem” which features Iggy Azalea.

20 Clues: Ross This woman was a Philadelphian seamstress who designed the United States flag. • Ride This female astronaut became the first American woman to fly in space in 1983. • Washington Carver This scientist was a botanist. He developed a widely known spread- Peanut Butter. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-27

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. founder of the UNIA
  2. religious leader;leader in the civil rights movement
  3. leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  4. world-renowned writer and anthropologist
  5. founded Tuskegee University
  6. "King of the blues"
  7. first Black American to get a Ph.D. from Harvard
  8. known for his research of newer crops
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  1. first American slave to have work published.
  2. civil rights activist, writer, playwright, and poet
  3. enslaved black man whose court case rocked the world
  4. first black president
  5. first African American Secretary of State
  6. African-American female journalist
  7. gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
  8. conductor in the underground railroad
  9. refused to give up a seat on a bus for a white passenger
  10. first african american woman to star in a movie
  11. first black female secretary of state

19 Clues: founder of the UNIA • "King of the blues" • first black president • founded Tuskegee University • leader of the Harlem Renaissance • gave the "I Have A Dream" speech • African-American female journalist • conductor in the underground railroad • first black female secretary of state • known for his research of newer crops • world-renowned writer and anthropologist • ...

Black History Month Puzzle 2024-02-27

Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Gank Move Big Mello
  2. Am I dreaming Asap Rocky
  3. Without me Eminem
  4. Crazy story Lil von
  5. Signed with magor record label Kurtis blow
  6. Rollin with my honies Coolio
  7. Lollipop Lil wayne
  8. IDGAF drake
  9. Queen of rap Nikki Minaj
  10. Old town road Lil Nas X
  11. Beat it Micheal Jackson
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  1. In da club Fifty cent
  2. Watch me Jaden smith
  3. Wild Wild West Will smith
  4. It was a good day Ice cube
  5. Truth hurts lizzo
  6. Dear Mama Tupac
  7. Z at the end of name Jay Z
  8. Childhood friends with Fifty cent and Tony Yayo Llyod
  9. Fashion Designer Kayne west

20 Clues: IDGAF drake • Without me Eminem • Crazy story Lil von • Dear Mama Tupac • Gank Move Big Mello • Truth hurts lizzo • Lollipop Lil wayne • In da club Fifty cent • Watch me Jaden smith • Old town road Lil Nas X • Queen of rap Nikki Minaj • Am I dreaming Asap Rocky • Z at the end of name Jay Z • Wild Wild West Will smith • It was a good day Ice cube • ...

Black History Month 2023 2023-02-28

Black History Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo.
  2. First black Secretary of State
  3. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.
  4. American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
  5. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist.
  6. Popular poet and civil rights activist
  7. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.
  8. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.
  9. American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
  10. Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator.
  11. First black President of the United States
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  1. Condoleezza Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
  2. American-born French dancer
  3. Man who attempted to gain black rights via violent protests.
  4. American blues and jazz musician. (Makes really good music by the way, check out "The thrill is gone.")
  5. Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.
  6. American activist and socialist who made a huge speech at the capital famously known as "I Have a Dream.'
  7. George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
  8. Caused a bus boycott in Montgomery by refusing to sit in the back of the bus, was imprisoned for doing so.
  9. Ida B. Wells was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.

20 Clues: American-born French dancer • First black Secretary of State • Popular poet and civil rights activist • First black President of the United States • Man who attempted to gain black rights via violent protests. • Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. • Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. • ...

The Calendar 2021-11-23

The Calendar crossword puzzle
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  1. Taco...
  2. Hump Day!
  3. Beginning of the weekend
  4. First month of fall
  5. First month of summer
  6. First day of the week
  7. End of the weekend :(
  8. Christmas
  9. Halloween
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  1. First month of spring
  2. Valentines day <3
  3. Song by rebecca black
  4. Womens history month
  5. 4th of...
  6. Nothing special :(
  7. Taurus season :)
  8. Thanksgiving
  9. First month of the year

18 Clues: Taco... • Hump Day! • 4th of... • Christmas • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Taurus season :) • Valentines day <3 • Nothing special :( • First month of fall • Womens history month • First month of spring • Song by rebecca black • First month of summer • First day of the week • End of the weekend :( • First month of the year • Beginning of the weekend

Black History Month / Women's History Month 2016-03-30

Black History Month / Women's History Month crossword puzzle
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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. Casted as Rachel on Friends, and later moved to a film career.
  3. A famous figure skater. Won the Olympic gold medal in 1960.
  4. Best known as the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo. She hosts her own daily talk show, which is named after her.
  5. An English novelist. Known for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
  6. A famous jazz singer, was originally part of the Chick Webbs’ Band, before moving on to her own work.
  7. Native American guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Was the only woman to accompany the party.
  8. Organized for equal pay in her time, and was an important figure in women’s suffrage. Noted for being on the dollar coin.
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  1. An African American civil rights leader, appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Richard Nixon, making him it’s first black member.
  2. One of the few female rulers of Ancient Egypt. Made herself look like a lioness, and wore men’s clothes.
  3. The designer that created the “little black dress” and No°5 perfume.
  4. Became the first female auto racer for the National Hot Rod Association in 1965. Known by the nickname “Cha-Cha”.
  5. 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.
  6. Star of “I Love Lucy”, known for her red hair.
  7. A businesswoman and philanthropist who created a process for straightening African-American hair, and created a laboratory named after her.

15 Clues: 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. • The designer that created the “little black dress” and No°5 perfume. • An English novelist. Known for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. • ...

Black History month 2024-01-31

Black History month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first Black hockey player
  2. the month that celebrates Black history month
  3. Canadian Olympian
  4. known to be the father of Black History month
Down
  1. the first Black member of Parliament
  2. he was the first Black President
  3. she appears on Canadian currency
  4. This president was the first to recognize Black history Month

8 Clues: Canadian Olympian • the first Black hockey player • he was the first Black President • she appears on Canadian currency • the first Black member of Parliament • the month that celebrates Black history month • known to be the father of Black History month • This president was the first to recognize Black history Month

Holidays, Seasons and Months 2020-07-30

Holidays, Seasons and Months crossword puzzle
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  1. Peter Cottontail holiday
  2. the luck of the irish holiday
  3. biggest college basketball tournament month
  4. Red, White and Blue holiday
  5. the fifth of may holiday
  6. Eat lots of food and watch football holiday
  7. in spanish its agosto
  8. the last month of the year
  9. month of independence day
  10. Count down to the ball drop holiday
  11. month with the scary holiday
  12. snow, cold, ice
  13. black history month
  14. hot, swimming, BBQ
  15. ___showers bring may flowers
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  1. back to school month
  2. The man in red comes to town holiday
  3. memorial day month
  4. first month of the year
  5. leaves, pumpkins, apple cider
  6. budding flowers, melting snow, new life
  7. Holiday Celebrating Love
  8. the month with Black Friday
  9. Goblins, Ghosts and Ghouls holiday
  10. first month of summer
  11. small rodent looks for shadow holiday

26 Clues: snow, cold, ice • memorial day month • hot, swimming, BBQ • black history month • back to school month • in spanish its agosto • first month of summer • first month of the year • Peter Cottontail holiday • the fifth of may holiday • Holiday Celebrating Love • month of independence day • the last month of the year • Red, White and Blue holiday • the month with Black Friday • ...

Black History Month: Crossword 2013-05-17

Black History Month: Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Considered the greatest boxer of all time.
  2. Dr. Martin Luther ____ Jr. fought was a preacher who fought for Civil Rights.
  3. W.E.B ____ founded the N.A.A.C.P or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  4. One of the most wealthy women in the world thanks to a top T.V empire
  5. The first African-American President of the United States
  6. Thurgood ____ is a former member of the U.S Supreme Court
  7. Won Gold Medal during the 1932 German Olympics in front of Nazis
  8. Former slave who escaped to freedom and become self educated
  9. Recorded the first rap song to hit the American Top 40
  10. An African American who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
  11. A popular singer who overcame his visual impairment to become a talented musician.
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  1. Civil Rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
  2. A famous poet and member of the Harlem Renaissance
  3. Leader of the Underground Railroad
  4. An award-winning poet.
  5. Famous composer of jazz music.
  6. Former Secretary of Defense and General in the Army.
  7. Condoleeza ___ is the former Secretary of State under the Bush Administration

18 Clues: An award-winning poet. • Famous composer of jazz music. • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Considered the greatest boxer of all time. • A famous poet and member of the Harlem Renaissance • Former Secretary of Defense and General in the Army. • Recorded the first rap song to hit the American Top 40 • The first African-American President of the United States • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ Parks
  2. ________ Marshall
  3. George Washington ______
  4. ____ Bryant
  5. Neil DeGrasse _____
  6. ______ Coleman
  7. ____ Bridges
Down
  1. _________ Douglass
  2. ______ Luther King Jr.
  3. ____ Lewis
  4. _______ Tubman
  5. ______ T. Washington

12 Clues: ____ Parks • ____ Lewis • ____ Bryant • ____ Bridges • _______ Tubman • ______ Coleman • ________ Marshall • _________ Douglass • Neil DeGrasse _____ • ______ T. Washington • ______ Luther King Jr. • George Washington ______

Black History Month 2023-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Father of black history
  2. grossed 24 million; coined the term bootylicious
  3. first African American to go to a white school
  4. inventor of home alarm system
  5. 1st African American President
  6. won 415 Awards
  7. inventor of the hideaway bed
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  1. youngest graduate of University Chicago
  2. mobile blood bank
  3. inventor of the traffic light & gas mask
  4. Invented super soaker water gun
  5. famous conductor

12 Clues: won 415 Awards • famous conductor • mobile blood bank • Father of black history • inventor of the hideaway bed • inventor of home alarm system • 1st African American President • Invented super soaker water gun • youngest graduate of University Chicago • inventor of the traffic light & gas mask • first African American to go to a white school • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an abolitionist, journalist, editor, political commentator, social critic, spiritual leader, and source of hope for the community of disenfranchised Americans of the nineteenth century
  2. a famed “Charleston” dancer who aligned with the civil rights movement and refused to perform in segregated venues
  3. works include 'Beloved,' 'Song of Solomon,' and 'The Bluest Eye,'
  4. became the first African American to sit on any legislative body in what would become the United States
  5. the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River
  6. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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  1. a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900
  2. Scientist who improved sunspot cycle predictions.
  3. the first African-American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. Former astronaut and NASA education chief
  5. Known as the “Moses of her people” and famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
  6. Former NBA player who is known to many as the greatest point guard of all time

12 Clues: Former astronaut and NASA education chief • Scientist who improved sunspot cycle predictions. • works include 'Beloved,' 'Song of Solomon,' and 'The Bluest Eye,' • the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River • the first African-American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court • ...

Black History Month 2018-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI (the first to have two African American head coaches)
  2. Inventor of a continuous lubrication process for trains
  3. Organized the first large-scale blood bank in the US, which was instrumental in saving many lives during WWII
  4. Participated in the project to survey the borders Washington DC
  5. First African American to hold an international pilot's license
  6. Head coach of the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI (the first to have two African American head coaches)
Down
  1. Black History Month
  2. Inventor of the Jenny Coupler, a device linking train cars together through a bumping process
  3. The first African American granted a patent in the US for an invention
  4. Patented an improved elevator system in 1887
  5. The first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins
  6. Inventor of the first automatic three-way traffic signal

12 Clues: Black History Month • Patented an improved elevator system in 1887 • Inventor of a continuous lubrication process for trains • Inventor of the first automatic three-way traffic signal • The first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins • Participated in the project to survey the borders Washington DC • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-09

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to take care of
  2. unjust or prejudicial treatment
  3. complete agreement
  4. an action or an action of abolishing a system
  5. a community or geographical area surrounding a family's residence
  6. classifying an individual or group by certain characteristics
  7. to criticize someone
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  1. Proclamation presidential and executive order issued by the United States President
  2. valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, that have been passed down.
  3. Lincoln the 16th President of the United States
  4. the state of being equal
  5. to publicly support someone

12 Clues: to take care of • complete agreement • to criticize someone • the state of being equal • to publicly support someone • unjust or prejudicial treatment • an action or an action of abolishing a system • Lincoln the 16th President of the United States • classifying an individual or group by certain characteristics • ...

Black history month 2024-02-21

Black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lewis, this congressman used ‘good trouble’ to fight for civil rights
  2. CJ Walker, the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Truth, this former enslaved
  4. Coleman, this pilot inspired people to fly
  5. Chisholm, the first black female in Congress
  6. Washington Carver, Peanuts
  7. Parks, refused to give up her seat
  8. Johnson, his math whiz helped reach new worlds
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  1. O. Davis, Jr, African African-American pilot helped fly the United States to victory
  2. T. Washington, helped African Americans improve their lives
  3. Douglass, this former enslaved person inspired others to fight for freedom
  4. Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice changed children’s lives

12 Clues: Washington Carver, Peanuts • Truth, this former enslaved • Parks, refused to give up her seat • Coleman, this pilot inspired people to fly • Chisholm, the first black female in Congress • Johnson, his math whiz helped reach new worlds • CJ Walker, the first woman self-made millionaire • T. Washington, helped African Americans improve their lives • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An ice Cream originated out of necessity
  2. "I know why the caged bird sings"
  3. Delivered famous speech in 1963
  4. Known as the "Father of Black History"
  5. Where was the Greenwood area known as Black Wall Street?
  6. A cake that symbolizes the bloodshed of the enslaved who never experienced freedom, but also symbolizes strength and spiritual transformation.
  7. Nickname of Muhammad Ali
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  1. "High Priestess of Soul"
  2. a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by slaves on plantation grounds first known as the "prize walk"
  3. A film that addresses issues of race in America through horror/thriller narratives
  4. First Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State
  5. Civil rights activist and wife of Medgar Evers

12 Clues: "High Priestess of Soul" • Nickname of Muhammad Ali • Delivered famous speech in 1963 • "I know why the caged bird sings" • Known as the "Father of Black History" • An ice Cream originated out of necessity • Civil rights activist and wife of Medgar Evers • First Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State • Where was the Greenwood area known as Black Wall Street? • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-14

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tyler Perry played
  2. Gangsta’s Paradise
  3. Greatest ____ Player Serena Williams
  4. First African American Baseball player Robinson
  5. Lebron James plays for Los Angeles
  6. Greatest _____ Player
  7. Anthony Mackie plays the new Captain
  8. Queen
  9. Marvels Agent with an eyepatch Nick
  10. Discovered by Dr. Dre Snoop
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  1. Chadwick Boseman played Black
  2. Barack Obama’s Wife
  3. King of Pop (2 wds.)
  4. President from 2009-2017
  5. Cube of Frozen Water (2 wds.)
  6. 2Pac
  7. Black Mamba Kobe
  8. The Fresh Prince of Bel-

18 Clues: 2Pac • Queen • Black Mamba Kobe • Tyler Perry played • Gangsta’s Paradise • Barack Obama’s Wife • King of Pop (2 wds.) • Greatest _____ Player • President from 2009-2017 • The Fresh Prince of Bel- • Discovered by Dr. Dre Snoop • Chadwick Boseman played Black • Cube of Frozen Water (2 wds.) • Lebron James plays for Los Angeles • Marvels Agent with an eyepatch Nick • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first African American doctor
  2. this individual became the first Black president of the United States (first and last name)
  3. first name of first African American vice president
  4. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
  5. an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury
Down
  1. first African American astronaut
  2. this individual refused to give up her public bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 (first and last name)
  3. second month of the year
  4. acronym for Black Employee Network
  5. the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases
  6. first female hair care
  7. acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

12 Clues: first female hair care • second month of the year • first African American doctor • first African American astronaut • acronym for Black Employee Network • acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • first name of first African American vice president • the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint • ...

Black History Month 2020-01-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  2. The greatest boxer of all time
  3. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
  4. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, Alabama
  5. First African American in baseball
  6. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man
Down
  1. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  2. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  3. The king of pop
  4. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  5. Co-founder of the NAACP
  6. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer

12 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ Lewis. Famous for being one of the big six leaders of the civil rights movement.
  2. George Washington ______. Famous for his inventions, and uses of peanuts.
  3. _________ Douglass. Fought for abolition of slavery.
  4. _______ Tubman. Famous for being a "conductor" on the underground railroad.
  5. ________ Marshall. Famous for being a civil rights lawyer and fighting the Jim Crow segregation laws in court.
Down
  1. ______ T. Washington. Cultivated schools and highschools for African Americans.
  2. ______ Luther King jr. Famous for the "I have a dream speech"
  3. ____ Bryant. Famous African American basketball player.
  4. ______ Coleman. Known for being the first Native American with a pilot's license.
  5. ____ Parks. Refused to give up her seat on a bus.
  6. Neil DeGrasse _____. Famous astrophysicist popularizing science with books.
  7. ____ Bridges. Famous for helping pave the way during the civil rights movement.

12 Clues: ____ Parks. Refused to give up her seat on a bus. • _________ Douglass. Fought for abolition of slavery. • ____ Bryant. Famous African American basketball player. • ______ Luther King jr. Famous for the "I have a dream speech" • George Washington ______. Famous for his inventions, and uses of peanuts. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-16

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A nickname for this Canisius club, known for their events such as a fashion show highlighting black designers and "AfroBall"
  2. The first African American baseball player in the major leagues
  3. This famous abolitionist was born Feb. 14th and contributed to the choice of February's Black History Month
  4. A Buffalo born artist, recognisable for his famous funk song, "Super Freak"
  5. The New York City location for this 1910s - 1930s explosion of Black art, music, literature, and culture
  6. The first black president of South Africa
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  1. This famous female abolitionist, known for her work like "conducting" the underground railroad, is scheduled to appear on the $20 bill in approximately 2030
  2. A civil rights activist who, prior to being assassinated, advocated for black separatism
  3. Referred to as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"
  4. This soulful music genre was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  5. This historical figure is a pioneer in the world of Reggae music and recently had a biopic released about him
  6. Other than the United States, this country recognises February as Black History Month

12 Clues: The first black president of South Africa • Referred to as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" • This soulful music genre was born in New Orleans, Louisiana • The first African American baseball player in the major leagues • A Buffalo born artist, recognisable for his famous funk song, "Super Freak" • ...

Black History Month 2019-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of money or property left to someone in a will
  2. the opposite of conflict is...
  3. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
  4. this is when you inherit something
  5. the process of being set free from legal
  6. is a religious celebration
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  1. relating to Africa or people of African descent
  2. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation
  3. is the act of separation
  4. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things,
  5. prejudice against people from other countries.
  6. the act of abolishing a system

12 Clues: is the act of separation • is a religious celebration • the opposite of conflict is... • the act of abolishing a system • this is when you inherit something • the process of being set free from legal • prejudice against people from other countries. • relating to Africa or people of African descent • the amount of money or property left to someone in a will • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famously said: "Life is not a spectator sport"
  2. African-American poet born and raised in Dayton, OH
  3. She knows why the caged bird sings
  4. The first self-made black female millionaire, who made her fortune in the cosmetics industry
  5. The first black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice
  6. The state Barack Obama served in as senator
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  1. "Strange Fruit" singer also known as "Lady Day"
  2. Known as the Queen of Jazz
  3. Writer of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
  4. This man's birthday is one of the reasons Black History Month is in February
  5. Edward Bouchet became the first African-American Ph.D with his studies in this field
  6. Groundbreaking African-American actress that inspired many young women to pursue careers at NASA

12 Clues: Known as the Queen of Jazz • She knows why the caged bird sings • Writer of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" • The state Barack Obama served in as senator • Famously said: "Life is not a spectator sport" • "Strange Fruit" singer also known as "Lady Day" • African-American poet born and raised in Dayton, OH • The first black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice • ...

Black History Month 2020-01-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The king of pop
  2. Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom
  3. Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech
  4. The African American woman poet who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  5. R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer
Down
  1. Founded one of the first African American schools in Tuskegee, Alabama
  2. A famous abolitionist who wrote many books describing his life through slavery
  3. Co-founder of the NAACP
  4. First African American in baseball
  5. Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem"
  6. The greatest boxer of all time
  7. Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man

12 Clues: The king of pop • R.E.S.P.E.C.T Singer • Co-founder of the NAACP • The greatest boxer of all time • First African American in baseball • Wrote the famous "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man • Famous poet and Harlem Renaissance leader who wrote "Harlem" • Known as the "Moses of her people" she led over 300 slaves to freedom • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. R&B
  2. Civil Rights Leader (initials)
  3. "Strange Fruit" performer
  4. Braids that were used for slaves to communicate escape routes
  5. Josephine ___, well known for being a dancer, she later became a French spy during WW2
  6. master jazz trumpeter, Satchmo
Down
  1. National abolitionist leader
  2. a founder of the NAACP, W.E.B. _____
  3. First female self-made millionaire in America
  4. a female founder of the NAACP, investigative journalist, and suffragist
  5. Natural hair, worn as a halo of curls
  6. Music genre that originated in New Orleans

12 Clues: R&B • "Strange Fruit" performer • National abolitionist leader • Civil Rights Leader (initials) • master jazz trumpeter, Satchmo • a founder of the NAACP, W.E.B. _____ • Natural hair, worn as a halo of curls • Music genre that originated in New Orleans • First female self-made millionaire in America • Braids that were used for slaves to communicate escape routes • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Josephine ___, well known for being a dancer,she later became a French spy during WW2
  2. Music genre that originated in New Orleans
  3. Female founder of the NAACP, investigative journalist, and suffragist (3 words)
  4. Civil Rights leader (initials)
  5. R&B (3 words)
  6. Natural hair, worn as a halo of curls
Down
  1. "Strange Fruit" performer (2 words)
  2. National abolitionist leader (2 words)
  3. Founder of the NAACP, W.E.B. ___
  4. Master jazz trumpeter, Satchmo (2 words)
  5. First female self-made millionaire in America (3 words)
  6. Braids that were used for slaves to communicate escape routes

12 Clues: R&B (3 words) • Civil Rights leader (initials) • Founder of the NAACP, W.E.B. ___ • "Strange Fruit" performer (2 words) • Natural hair, worn as a halo of curls • National abolitionist leader (2 words) • Master jazz trumpeter, Satchmo (2 words) • Music genre that originated in New Orleans • First female self-made millionaire in America (3 words) • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bessie ___ became the first licensed Black pilot.
  2. ___ Robinson, first African American to play MLB.
  3. First name of the person who invented folding cabinet bed.
  4. First name of our first Black Vice President.
  5. Jan Matzeliger invented a machine that made shoes more affordable.
  6. Marie Van Britten Brown invented the first home ___ system.
  7. Benjamin Banneker created Americas first ___.
Down
  1. What month is Black History Month?
  2. True or False: Alexander Miles invented the elevator.
  3. Lewis Latimer added the carbon __ to light bulbs.
  4. The ___ ___(Don't include the space) was invented by Garrett Morgan.
  5. Last name of person who invented potato chips.

12 Clues: What month is Black History Month? • First name of our first Black Vice President. • Benjamin Banneker created Americas first ___. • Last name of person who invented potato chips. • Bessie ___ became the first licensed Black pilot. • Lewis Latimer added the carbon __ to light bulbs. • ___ Robinson, first African American to play MLB. • ...

Black History Month: Literature 2020-01-23

Black History Month: Literature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the intuitionist
  2. disappearing acts
  3. devil in a blue dress
  4. for colored girls
  5. sister outsider
  6. go tell it on the mountain
  7. cane
Down
  1. the water dancer
  2. their eyes were watching god
  3. the big sea
  4. dawn
  5. jazz
  6. passing
  7. and still I rise
  8. women of brewster place
  9. black leopard, red wolf
  10. fences
  11. an american marriage

18 Clues: dawn • jazz • cane • fences • passing • the big sea • sister outsider • the water dancer • the intuitionist • and still I rise • disappearing acts • for colored girls • an american marriage • devil in a blue dress • women of brewster place • black leopard, red wolf • go tell it on the mountain • their eyes were watching god

Black History Month 2024 2024-01-24

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First president of South Africa, first black head of state in South Africa
  2. Talented activist, author, singer and poet originally from St. Louis
  3. United States Vice President
  4. Famous civl rights activist
  5. Youngest inaugural poet in US history, youth poet laureate
  6. Olympic athlete who won 4 gold medals for running
  7. Developed over 300 uses for peanuts and other crops
  8. First African American woman in space
  9. Helped over 70 enslaved people escape to freedom
  10. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a dream" speech
Down
  1. First african american female lead dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
  2. Inventor of the super soaker and nerf gun
  3. One of the greatest boxers of all time
  4. Talented baseball player, first African American Major League baseball player
  5. Famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
  6. First african american student to integrate aschool in the south
  7. Famous jazz musician
  8. Islamic civil rights leader

18 Clues: Famous jazz musician • Famous civl rights activist • Islamic civil rights leader • United States Vice President • First African American woman in space • One of the greatest boxers of all time • Inventor of the super soaker and nerf gun • Helped over 70 enslaved people escape to freedom • Olympic athlete who won 4 gold medals for running • ...

Black History Month 2019-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. being free and having equal rights and abilities
  2. being hurt and racist
  3. someones background
  4. An arts that different religions have and follow it
  5. when you inflict time on someone it is called .....
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  1. if you are born in Africa
  2. showing people what to do and setting an example in front of them
  3. being discriminated for your skin colour
  4. following a person that you think has good qualities in them
  5. a family that celebrates something and never stops doing it
  6. someone in a calm place that is not being disturb
  7. property that is given to someone in will

12 Clues: someones background • being hurt and racist • if you are born in Africa • being discriminated for your skin colour • property that is given to someone in will • being free and having equal rights and abilities • someone in a calm place that is not being disturb • An arts that different religions have and follow it • when you inflict time on someone it is called ..... • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. original founder of the "Me Too" movement
  2. created first Black church in the United States
  3. known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?"
  4. the first Black female judge
  5. ​​opened the first hospital with a racially integrated staff
  6. the first black teacher to teach openly in a school for former slaves
  7. first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school
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  1. a Black trans woman who was a force behind the Stonewall Riots
  2. developed America’s first large-scale blood banking program in the 1940s
  3. one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire
  4. an openly gay Black man during the Jim Crow era
  5. arrested at the age of 15 for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman

12 Clues: the first Black female judge • original founder of the "Me Too" movement • an openly gay Black man during the Jim Crow era • created first Black church in the United States • ​​opened the first hospital with a racially integrated staff • a Black trans woman who was a force behind the Stonewall Riots • known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?" • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First black lady of the USA
  2. the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
  3. first Black woman to become a judge in the United States
  4. First Black President
  5. bridges First african child to attend an all white school
  6. People who are forced to work against their will
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  1. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
  2. If you have liberty, you are:
  3. set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
  4. The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law.
  5. Mother of civil rights
  6. Cast a ballot or make a choice.

12 Clues: First Black President • Mother of civil rights • First black lady of the USA • If you have liberty, you are: • Cast a ballot or make a choice. • People who are forced to work against their will • first Black woman to become a judge in the United States • bridges First african child to attend an all white school • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Who founded the Green Belt Movement which introduced the idea of planting trees to help conserve the environment?
  2. Who was a research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants, such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills?
  3. Who represented Chicago in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 30 years and is a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee?
  4. Who patented the central heating furnace design in December 1919?
  5. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
  6. Who was the enslaved African who brought vaccinations to America?
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  1. Who created an early version of the modern home security system?
  2. When do the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands honor Black History Month?
  3. Who was the primary champion of the Green Jobs Act of 2007 and worked as the green jobs advisor to President Obama?
  4. Who is the first African American elected to the U.S. Sentate?
  5. Who has campaigned against dumping harmful waste in the US since the 1970s?
  6. What is the theme for 2023 Black History Month?

12 Clues: What is the theme for 2023 Black History Month? • Which President officially recognized Black History Month? • Who is the first African American elected to the U.S. Sentate? • Who created an early version of the modern home security system? • Who patented the central heating furnace design in December 1919? • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Did you know that there was a real all female African warrior group called the Dahomey Amazons? Just like the Dora Milaje in what movie that most of us saw!
  2. African American man named Rene Lacoste, a French tennis player who was known by fans as The _____ for his tenacity on the tennis court.
  3. “Never forget that intelligence rules the world and _____ carries the burden. Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from _____ and seek as far as possible to be intelligent.” -Marcus Garvey
  4. The next time you use any navigation device or software like Google Maps thank African American Dr. ___ ___, the inventor of GPS technology.
  5. This cartoon character was modeled after an African American singer in the 20s named Ester Jones.
  6. This 13 year old African American girl invented the spatula in 1892.
  7. Albius The man who launched the vanilla bean industry and makes it possible for you to enjoy such tasty treats as vanilla ice cream, banana pudding, pound cake and the like, was none other than ______.
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  1. Public education has not always been a right for every American. It was not available to every single American until the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown vs the _______ Board of Education in 1954!
  2. Who said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”?
  3. “We must remember that _____ is not enough. Intelligence plus character— that is the goal of true education.” - Dr. Martin Luther King
  4. Who said, “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”?
  5. _____ were originally used for enslaved women to draw maps on their heads to escape plantations!

12 Clues: This 13 year old African American girl invented the spatula in 1892. • _____ were originally used for enslaved women to draw maps on their heads to escape plantations! • This cartoon character was modeled after an African American singer in the 20s named Ester Jones. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The ending of segregation and allowing all races to be together
  2. America’s oldest and largest African American civil rights organization (established 1909)
  3. The first African American candidate and the first female candidate to run for president
  4. An order made by President Abraham Lincoln granting freedom to enslaved people in confederate states (1863)
  5. Brown v ______ __ ________ was the Supreme Court case that decided separating children based on race in public schools to be illegal (1954)
  6. The ______ ______ Movement was a struggle for justice and equal rights for African Americans (1950s-1960s)
  7. A holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States
  8. The amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States (1865)
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  1. The amendment that gave black men the right to vote (1870)
  2. A series of laws that enforced segregation between white black people in public places (1876-1965)
  3. An African-American cultural movement of music, dance, art, fashion, and literature (1920s-1930s)
  4. The ______ ______ Movement was a movement that focused on uniting and empowering the Black community (1960s-1970s)

12 Clues: The amendment that gave black men the right to vote (1870) • A holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States • The ending of segregation and allowing all races to be together • The amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States (1865) • The first African American candidate and the first female candidate to run for president • ...

Black history month 2024-02-21

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Lewis, this congressman used ‘good trouble’ to fight for civil rights
  2. CJ Walker, the first woman self-made millionaire
  3. Truth, this former enslaved
  4. Coleman, this pilot inspired people to fly
  5. Chisholm, the first black female in Congress
  6. Washington Carver, Peanuts
  7. Parks, refused to give up her seat
  8. Johnson, his math whiz helped reach new worlds
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  1. O. Davis, Jr, African African-American pilot helped fly the United States to victory
  2. T. Washington, helped African Americans improve their lives
  3. Douglass, this former enslaved person inspired others to fight for freedom
  4. Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice changed children’s lives

12 Clues: Washington Carver, Peanuts • Truth, this former enslaved • Parks, refused to give up her seat • Coleman, this pilot inspired people to fly • Chisholm, the first black female in Congress • Johnson, his math whiz helped reach new worlds • CJ Walker, the first woman self-made millionaire • T. Washington, helped African Americans improve their lives • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Wells She helped stop black racism
  2. Won More grand slams titles then any women
  3. First African American President
  4. First African American Football player
  5. Fought In World War II
  6. One of the best boxers of all time
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  1. Ended Racial Segregation,played baseball
  2. Helped Black Women that were pregnant
  3. created hair for people losing there hair
  4. Author who fought for Segregation in Mississippi
  5. 2nd Most Homeruns in the MLB,also spoke out against segregation
  6. First African American to be a manger of NASA

12 Clues: Fought In World War II • First African American President • One of the best boxers of all time • Helped Black Women that were pregnant • First African American Football player • Wells She helped stop black racism • Ended Racial Segregation,played baseball • created hair for people losing there hair • Won More grand slams titles then any women • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Our first black vice president
  2. Initials of civil rights leader whose birthday we celebrated last month.
  3. Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  4. Our first black Supreme Court justice
  5. Hattie McDaniel became the first black actor to win an Oscar for her role in this film.
  6. Eli Whitney, inventor of the ___ gin.
  7. Refused to give up her bus seat to white passengers
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  1. The founder of BET, Robert Johnson became the first black ___ in 2001.
  2. In 1773, Phyllis Wheatley was the first black American to publish a book of ___.
  3. Black scientist George Washington Carver was famous for his work with ___.
  4. When he joined The ___ Show, Bryant Gumbel became the first black man to host an American morning show.
  5. "Clotel" by William Wells Brown was the first ___ published by a black American.

12 Clues: Our first black vice president • Our first black Supreme Court justice • Eli Whitney, inventor of the ___ gin. • Wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • Refused to give up her bus seat to white passengers • The founder of BET, Robert Johnson became the first black ___ in 2001. • Initials of civil rights leader whose birthday we celebrated last month. • ...

Black History Month A.E 2023-02-14

Black History Month A.E crossword puzzle
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  1. Frederick Douglas was a former slave and then worked for the U.S..
  2. Louis Armstrong was famous for his influence in jazz…
  3. Tiger Woods is famous for being an African -American golfer in the
  4. Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights activist who fought against civil rights in..
  5. Muhhanmand was a world champion____
  6. Plays for the Suns,______ Durant
  7. Charles Drew was a doctor that helped create blood banks for the injured in ____ War II
  8. Martin Luther King Jr. was famous for his leadership in the ____ Boycott
  9. Jesse Owens was famous for being a gold
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  1. Jordan has six rings and was one of the greatest ______players of all time
  2. Ja Morant Is known for his amazing basketball skills for the NBA team the Memphis__
  3. Oprah Winfrey is famous for her __ show ( three words)
  4. Maya Angelou is famous for being a famous author and
  5. John Lewis was famous for being a civil rights
  6. Harriet Tubman was famous for helping slaves out in this way.
  7. Barack Obama is famous for being the first black (two words)
  8. Ruby Bridges is famous for being the first African-American child to go to a ______ school…(two words)
  9. Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play in the

18 Clues: Plays for the Suns,______ Durant • Muhhanmand was a world champion____ • Jesse Owens was famous for being a gold • John Lewis was famous for being a civil rights • Maya Angelou is famous for being a famous author and • Louis Armstrong was famous for his influence in jazz… • Oprah Winfrey is famous for her __ show ( three words) • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. When does Black History Month take place?
  2. Initials of non-violent civil rights leader
  3. 1800s book highlighting horrors of slavery
  4. Last name of 1st black Supreme Court Justice
  5. War between northern and southern states to end slavery
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  1. Abolitionists group in colonial times who are known to be the earliest group to have protested against slavery
  2. She refused to give up her seat on the bus.
  3. Inventor whose last name became synonymous with quality products
  4. Decade in which slavery was ended
  5. Most famous underground railroad conductor
  6. Laws that made it difficult or impossible for blacks to fully participate in American society and politics
  7. Bessie Coleman was the first licensed one of these

12 Clues: Decade in which slavery was ended • When does Black History Month take place? • Most famous underground railroad conductor • 1800s book highlighting horrors of slavery • She refused to give up her seat on the bus. • Initials of non-violent civil rights leader • Last name of 1st black Supreme Court Justice • Bessie Coleman was the first licensed one of these • ...