black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History 2013-02-26

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Broke the color barrier as a dodger
  2. Another poor lad who became a 4 gold winner to show Hitler.
  3. Ali "The Graetest" Heavy weight champ. Also gave up his slave name
  4. Sesame street tap dancer
  5. medical man, 1st open heart surgery,Provident hospital
  6. First lady of Song.13 Grammies Chick, Duke etc.
  7. African leader who revolutionized warfare
  8. Astronaut who died in the Challenger.
  9. Jamaican singer who furthered Reggae.
  10. Inventor who had to go to Scotland for school
  11. dignified military man who won major tennis tournaments,Wimbledon
  12. Texas born dancer who went on to fame in New York-revelations
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  1. "Experienced" guitar playing legend. Born Jonny Allan
  2. Inventor, almanac maker, Washington DC architect
  3. lst of very large family, beat polio to win 3 golds
  4. Brazilian soccer star Known as the best ever.
  5. Entertainer fqmous in France, Also Spy.
  6. Hall of fame running back for Chigago
  7. Geologist who worked for NASA and faced off Mars.
  8. Nigerian man who came to Houston and dominated basketball
  9. born Sarah, she became a millionaire with hair cream
  10. A"Supremely" talented singer. No mountain high enough and the Wiz
  11. One of the richest U.S. Women, philanthropist,TV Host

23 Clues: Sesame street tap dancer • Broke the color barrier as a dodger • Hall of fame running back for Chigago • Astronaut who died in the Challenger. • Jamaican singer who furthered Reggae. • Entertainer fqmous in France, Also Spy. • African leader who revolutionized warfare • Brazilian soccer star Known as the best ever. • Inventor who had to go to Scotland for school • ...

black history 2023-02-14

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. greatest boxer of all time (2wrds)
  2. best allt time basketball player
  3. Mr Olympia winner for 8 years(2wrds)
  4. mcdonalds meal (2wrds)
  5. Comedian/actor-Jumanji
  6. Black mamba-basketball (2wrds)
  7. played the role of madea (2wrds)
  8. gangsta rap dog (2wrds)
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  1. Adonis creed ( 2wrds)
  2. rapper whos name is half a dollar
  3. westside ice (2wrds)
  4. chef curry (2wrds)
  5. Avengers-nick furry (2wrds)
  6. wing stop (2WRDS)
  7. apollo creed-rocky (2wrds)
  8. gods plane
  9. slapped chris rock (2wrds)
  10. youngest heavy weight champion in boxing history (2wrds)
  11. french futbol winner
  12. James the goat!

20 Clues: gods plane • James the goat! • wing stop (2WRDS) • chef curry (2wrds) • westside ice (2wrds) • french futbol winner • Adonis creed ( 2wrds) • mcdonalds meal (2wrds) • Comedian/actor-Jumanji • gangsta rap dog (2wrds) • apollo creed-rocky (2wrds) • slapped chris rock (2wrds) • Avengers-nick furry (2wrds) • Black mamba-basketball (2wrds) • best allt time basketball player • ...

Black History 2024-01-31

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. First black pro baseball player
  2. First girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history
  3. Oldest HBCU in Raleigh, NC
  4. First African American woman astronaut in space
  5. greatest rapper of all time
  6. King of Pop
  7. Actor known for his role as Black Panther
  8. Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
  9. World champion gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
  10. Professional tennis player and multiple Grand Slam winner
  11. Television producer and writer, known for creating 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Scandal'
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  1. Young entrepreneur and founder of Mr. Cory's Cookies
  2. Professional basketball player and activist
  3. performed first open heart surgery
  4. Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign
  5. First African American and first woman Vice President of the United States
  6. First African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre
  7. Youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history
  8. First African American president of the United States
  9. Influential singer, songwriter, and actress
  10. Actress and singer, known for her roles in family-friendly films and television shows
  11. Historically Black Colleges and Universities

22 Clues: King of Pop • Oldest HBCU in Raleigh, NC • greatest rapper of all time • First black pro baseball player • Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist • performed first open heart surgery • Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign • Youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history • Actor known for his role as Black Panther • Professional basketball player and activist • ...

Black History 2021-01-12

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. I was a woman Presidential candidate
  2. They say I am a disservice to my profession
  3. My railroad had no tracks
  4. I created jazz as a musical repertoire
  5. I could reach the sky, if I tried
  6. I am a female member of the performing arts
  7. I was sent by God to preach against the slavery of mankind
  8. "Lillies of the Field" actor
  9. I sang before dignitaries
  10. I am the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the USA
  11. I preceded Rosa Parks as bus boycotter in Alabama
  12. There is an educational institution named in my honor
  13. I found for Civil Rights as a woman of faith until I became of old age
  14. I could croon a tune but I recruited others to do so
  15. I was a leader from the dark continent
  16. I was denied a rightful place in baseball
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  1. I was a Rep from the long horn state
  2. I have been called a lion, towering giant in the struggle for civil rights
  3. I was beautiful but never blew a horn
  4. I love children around my house
  5. I told many a little ditty
  6. I am a singer, songwriter, and activist
  7. I was one of the early glamorous women of color in Hollywood
  8. I was considered a female upstart and radical during my youth
  9. I was not a barber or beautician but good appearance was my business
  10. Don't laugh at me
  11. If its jazz, I am pizazz
  12. I could really croon a tune
  13. I served as an ambassador to the United Nations
  14. I served both as a mayor and diplomat
  15. Don't miss the celebration
  16. A whistle took my life
  17. I was not a postman but I aided and abetted the postal service
  18. I am one, but I didn't play baseball

34 Clues: Don't laugh at me • A whistle took my life • If its jazz, I am pizazz • My railroad had no tracks • I sang before dignitaries • I told many a little ditty • Don't miss the celebration • I could really croon a tune • "Lillies of the Field" actor • I love children around my house • I could reach the sky, if I tried • I was a Rep from the long horn state • ...

Black history 2021-02-11

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. 27 years in prison
  2. Song about a rat
  3. Followed Gandhi practices
  4. shortened his name
  5. you get a car
  6. built a school system
  7. sold for money
  8. Michael Jackson sons name
  9. raced horses
  10. joined French foreign legion
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  1. won in a white sport
  2. breaking color barriers
  3. Sting like a bee
  4. nickname Moses
  5. Japanese steak
  6. wonderful little woman
  7. black nativity
  8. plays basketball
  9. one of 35
  10. has 3 children
  11. teen parent at 17
  12. believed in a separate nation for blacks
  13. believes in woman rights
  14. Called the chef

24 Clues: one of 35 • raced horses • you get a car • nickname Moses • Japanese steak • black nativity • has 3 children • sold for money • Called the chef • Sting like a bee • plays basketball • Song about a rat • teen parent at 17 • 27 years in prison • shortened his name • won in a white sport • built a school system • wonderful little woman • breaking color barriers • believes in woman rights • ...

Black History 2021-04-23

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies, doing so in 1773. mastered Latin and Greek, going on to write highly acclaimed poetry.
  2. His work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry.
  3. I can't breathe
  4. The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.
  5. 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president.
  6. Became a teacher at age 16. taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics.
  7. The rapper who made the hit album Get Rich or Die Tryin; he survived being shot 9 times.
  8. Religious leader; director of NAACP.
  9. Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed
  10. A countermovement in the United States advocating that those who are prosecuted and convicted of killing law enforcement officers should be sentenced under hate crime statutes.
  11. First major black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978;
  12. The month where in addition to police, 43,350 military troops were deployed against Black Lives Matter protestors nationally
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  1. Actor and comedian who was the voiceover for the donkey in the animated Shrek
  2. A social movement that seeks to raise awareness for black female victims of police brutality and anti-black violence in the United States
  3. the beginning of the BLM movement
  4. Comedian and actor who was the voiceover for Marty the zebra in Madagascar
  5. He was the first black to sit on the high court (Supreme Court).
  6. Actor with leading roles in the blockbusters Independence Day and Men in Black
  7. Professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.
  8. At the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, he astounded the world and upset Hitler's "Aryan" theories by equaling the world mark in the 100-meter race
  9. He played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Seattle Seahawks.
  10. The first African-American women to reach billionaire status.
  11. Rhythm-and-blues singer, and an actress became an overnight R&B sensation.
  12. Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist.
  13. 1960 Olympic gold medalist boxer who became the world heavyweight champion.
  14. A decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.
  15. American folk painter known for his depictions of African American life and of the horrors of war.

27 Clues: I can't breathe • the beginning of the BLM movement • Religious leader; director of NAACP. • Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist. • 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president. • The first African-American women to reach billionaire status. • Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed • ...

History 2023-03-14

History crossword puzzle
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  1. 2nd biggest war
  2. USA president
  3. Followed Germany
  4. Germany's leader
  5. free country
  6. Luther Made black history month.
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  1. contains USA Canada and Western Europe
  2. fought in WWII.
  3. Biggest war in history
  4. Italy's leader

10 Clues: free country • USA president • Italy's leader • 2nd biggest war • fought in WWII. • Followed Germany • Germany's leader • Biggest war in history • Luther Made black history month. • contains USA Canada and Western Europe

Black History Month 2021-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. "If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." - Barack Obama, the first _____ President of the United States.
  2. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of ________ as Black History Month.
  3. “While I may be the first I will not be the last” - Kamala Harris, the first Black Female ____ President of the United States.
  4. The original celebration was set for the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham _______ and Frederick Douglass.
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  1. “Negro History ____,” began in 1926 and was the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson. Since, in large part to the civil rights movement, the event has grown to a full month.
  2. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by _______ Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
  3. President Gerald ____ officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

7 Clues: Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of ________ as Black History Month. • “While I may be the first I will not be the last” - Kamala Harris, the first Black Female ____ President of the United States. • ...

Black History 2021-04-23

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Actor and comedian who was the voiceover for the donkey in the animated Shrek
  2. American folk painter known for his depictions of African American life and of the horrors of war.
  3. The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.
  4. Rhythm-and-blues singer, and an actress became an overnight R&B sensation.
  5. Religious leader; director of NAACP.
  6. Professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.
  7. Became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies, doing so in 1773. mastered Latin and Greek, going on to write highly acclaimed poetry.
  8. The rapper who made the hit album Get Rich or Die Tryin; he survived being shot 9 times.
  9. Comedian and actor who was the voiceover for Marty the zebra in Madagascar
  10. 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president.
  11. 1960 Olympic gold medalist boxer who became the world heavyweight champion.
  12. He was the first black to sit on the high court (Supreme Court).
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  1. At the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, he astounded the world and upset Hitler's "Aryan" theories by equaling the world mark in the 100-meter race
  2. Became a teacher at age 16. taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics.
  3. A social movement that seeks to raise awareness for black female victims of police brutality and anti-black violence in the United States
  4. Actor with leading roles in the blockbusters Independence Day and Men in Black
  5. First major black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978;
  6. He played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Seattle Seahawks.
  7. I can't breathe
  8. His work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry.
  9. The first African-American women to reach billionaire status.
  10. Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed
  11. Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist.
  12. A decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.

24 Clues: I can't breathe • Religious leader; director of NAACP. • Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist. • 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president. • The first African-American women to reach billionaire status. • Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed • The first African-American player in the modern major leagues. • ...

black history 2023-02-14

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. greatest boxer of all time (2wrds)
  2. best allt time basketball player
  3. Mr Olympia winner for 8 years(2wrds)
  4. mcdonalds meal (2wrds)
  5. Comedian/actor-Jumanji
  6. Black mamba-basketball (2wrds)
  7. played the role of madea (2wrds)
  8. gangsta rap dog (2wrds)
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  1. Adonis creed ( 2wrds)
  2. rapper whos name is half a dollar
  3. westside ice (2wrds)
  4. chef curry (2wrds)
  5. Avengers-nick furry (2wrds)
  6. wing stop (2WRDS)
  7. apollo creed-rocky (2wrds)
  8. gods plane
  9. slapped chris rock (2wrds)
  10. youngest heavy weight champion in boxing history (2wrds)
  11. french futbol winner
  12. James the goat!

20 Clues: gods plane • James the goat! • wing stop (2WRDS) • chef curry (2wrds) • westside ice (2wrds) • french futbol winner • Adonis creed ( 2wrds) • mcdonalds meal (2wrds) • Comedian/actor-Jumanji • gangsta rap dog (2wrds) • apollo creed-rocky (2wrds) • slapped chris rock (2wrds) • Avengers-nick furry (2wrds) • Black mamba-basketball (2wrds) • best allt time basketball player • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-16

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. people who are owned and forced to work by someone else
  2. different people/culture
  3. the separation of black and white people in South Africa
  4. the abolishment of racial segregation, which happened due to the work of Civil Rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  5. an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts
  6. human rights
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  1. a black American of African descent
  2. the inclusion of people of all races on an equal basis into society
  3. the administration of law
  4. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  5. having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else
  6. Belief that one racial group is superior to another. A type of discrimination.

12 Clues: human rights • different people/culture • the administration of law • a black American of African descent • people who are owned and forced to work by someone else • the separation of black and white people in South Africa • having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else • unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice • ...

Black History Month (February) 2024-01-24

Black History Month (February) crossword puzzle
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  1. The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" who refused to give up her seat on a bus.
  2. An escaped slave who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, helping others escape to freedom.
  3. A genre of music that evolved from gospel and rhythm and blues, often associated with African American culture.
  4. The act of setting someone free, a goal of many civil rights movements.
  5. A cultural, social, and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s, celebrating African American achievements.
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  1. A network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom.
  2. A person admired for their courage and noble qualities, often associated with figures from black history.
  3. A genre of music that originated in the African American communities of New Orleans.
  4. A prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and a key advocate for black empowerment and civil rights.
  5. The movement for equal rights, particularly focusing on racial equality.
  6. An influential singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist known for her powerful voice and socially conscious songs.
  7. The state of being free, a central theme in the struggle for civil rights.

12 Clues: The act of setting someone free, a goal of many civil rights movements. • The movement for equal rights, particularly focusing on racial equality. • The state of being free, a central theme in the struggle for civil rights. • The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" who refused to give up her seat on a bus. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-26

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The 44th president of the United States
  2. a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have the same rights and liberties
  3. most prominent advocate of the Black empowerment movement and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
  4. an abolitionist known for her network of safe houses called the underground railroad
  5. things passed down from generation to generation withing one's culture
  6. the quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
  7. a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society
  8. multiculturalism
  9. the status of belonging to a particular nation.
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  1. most known for her arrest that many credit to be the catalyst for the civil rights movement
  2. when members of a majority group adopt cultural elements of a minority group in an exploitative, disrespectful, or stereotypical way.
  3. scientific description of the customs of individual people and cultures
  4. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  5. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
  6. the quality of being fair and impartial.
  7. protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery
  8. first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis

17 Clues: multiculturalism • The 44th president of the United States • the quality of being fair and impartial. • the status of belonging to a particular nation. • a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society • one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement • originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2021-01-12

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through underground railroad
  2. War between the North and South
  3. The first African American to serve in congress. (Senator)
  4. arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat
  5. The First African American President in the US
  6. The first African American to host television series . (Singer and Musician)
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  1. First state to leave the Union in 1860
  2. Someone who had a dream
  3. human rights activist and an American Muslim minister
  4. The first African American to earn a PH.D from Harvard
  5. The first black athlete to play major league baseball
  6. The first African American woman to be a self-made millionaire.

12 Clues: Someone who had a dream • War between the North and South • First state to leave the Union in 1860 • The First African American President in the US • arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat • human rights activist and an American Muslim minister • The first black athlete to play major league baseball • The first African American to earn a PH.D from Harvard • ...

Celebrate Black History Month 2022-02-04

Celebrate Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Shirely Chisholm was the first female congresswoman to go to
  2. Stacey Abrams is an activist for these rights
  3. what libraries and schools do for Black History Month
  4. name of the most decorated Olympic gymnast
  5. state in which Stacey Abrams is running for governor
  6. first female vice president of the USA
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  1. John Lewis encourages good
  2. female voter activist who signed up 800, 000 Georgians for the 2020 election
  3. the study of the nervous system
  4. the instrument Alicia Keys plays
  5. genre of music Nina Simone sings
  6. type of medal won by the first black Olympian in 1908

12 Clues: John Lewis encourages good • the study of the nervous system • the instrument Alicia Keys plays • genre of music Nina Simone sings • first female vice president of the USA • name of the most decorated Olympic gymnast • Stacey Abrams is an activist for these rights • state in which Stacey Abrams is running for governor • ...

Black History Month Puzzle 2024-02-15

Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the first black kids to attend white school
  2. A boxer who refused to fight in the Vietnam War
  3. First black president of South Africa
  4. Father of Rock and Roll
  5. First black woman in the Supreme Court
  6. First black person in Minnesota Office
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  1. The original Rosa Parks
  2. Celtic basketball player
  3. Produced a lot of MJ's songs
  4. Started singing as a 6th grader
  5. A poet who was accepted into a white family
  6. Created 79 ballets

12 Clues: Created 79 ballets • The original Rosa Parks • Father of Rock and Roll • Celtic basketball player • Produced a lot of MJ's songs • Started singing as a 6th grader • First black president of South Africa • First black woman in the Supreme Court • First black person in Minnesota Office • A poet who was accepted into a white family • A boxer who refused to fight in the Vietnam War • ...

Black History Month Facts 2013-02-06

Black History Month Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. patented the fire extinguisher
  2. credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C.
  3. oldest rookie to play Major League Baseball and continued to play until he was 47.
  4. was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posed as a man
  5. notorious for their Afros, dark apparel, and willingness for armed self-defense
  6. he negotiated the release of Lt. Robert O. Goodman, Jr., a black pilot who had been shot down over Syria in 1983
  7. she started college when she was only 15 and studied political science
  8. he won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance
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  1. first black woman elected to Congress
  2. only California community founded, financed and governed by African-Americans
  3. university that was first institution of higher education founded for African-Americans
  4. first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games

12 Clues: patented the fire extinguisher • first black woman elected to Congress • he won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance • was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posed as a man • credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C. • first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games • ...

Black History Month 2023 2023-02-10

Black History Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. Came up with over 100 uses for peanuts
  2. First African-American Secretary of State
  3. Started the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  4. promoted the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments
  5. his most famous invention is the traffic light
  6. first African-American Supreme Court Justice
  7. most famous for his civil rights work and "I Have a Dream" Speech
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  1. First FEMALE Africa-American Secretary of State
  2. Professional tennis playing sisters
  3. actor from Anderson who played Black Panter
  4. First African-American President of the USA
  5. boxer who went to the Olympics and won the Presidential Medal of Freedom

12 Clues: Professional tennis playing sisters • Came up with over 100 uses for peanuts • First African-American Secretary of State • Started the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama • actor from Anderson who played Black Panter • First African-American President of the USA • first African-American Supreme Court Justice • his most famous invention is the traffic light • ...

black history month crossword 2023-02-09

black history month crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. greatest boxer of all time
  2. American actor, director, and narrator
  3. prominent leader in the civil rights movement
  4. known for role in bus boycott
  5. top basketball player of all time
  6. 44th president of U.S
  7. played as black panther
  8. most famous movie is "Malcolm X"
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist
  2. greatest baseball player
  3. considered best tennis player
  4. American Muslim minister and human rights activist

12 Clues: 44th president of U.S • played as black panther • greatest baseball player • greatest boxer of all time • considered best tennis player • known for role in bus boycott • most famous movie is "Malcolm X" • top basketball player of all time • American actor, director, and narrator • American abolitionist and social activist • prominent leader in the civil rights movement • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-20

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This person won the Olympic Gold Medal and Heavy Weight Boxing Championship in 1970
  2. This was the first woman self-made millionare in 1919, known for her hair care products
  3. Aretha Franklin was looking for just a little bit of this
  4. _________ Truth famously gave a speech in which she said "ain't I a woman" when referring to her humanity as an enslaved person.
  5. 44th President of the United States
  6. Hailed by the Rock and Roll hall of fame as the greatest guitar player and rock star of all time
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  1. The King of Pop...Thrilling
  2. Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  3. Earth, Wind, and Fire's favorite month
  4. Known as the "Queen of Drag"
  5. Martin Luther King was the pioneer of the ______ _____ movement
  6. Harriet _______ was said to be the "conductor" of the underground railroad

12 Clues: The King of Pop...Thrilling • Known as the "Queen of Drag" • 44th President of the United States • Earth, Wind, and Fire's favorite month • Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • Aretha Franklin was looking for just a little bit of this • Martin Luther King was the pioneer of the ______ _____ movement • ...

Black History Month - Terms 2021-02-21

Black History Month - Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The Declaration of Independence states that "All men are created ________."
  2. She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in 1955.
  3. To own people and force them to work against their will.
  4. A negative opinion you have of another person that is not based on logic or experience.
  5. He wrote the historic speech "I Have a Dream".
  6. _______ Rights. The basic rights/freedoms that every citizen has in his or her country.
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  1. The first black president of the United States.
  2. When a lot of people gather together in public to show that they are strongly against something.
  3. Another word for freedom.
  4. Black History Month.
  5. The president of the United States who ended slavery.
  6. A negative opinion you have of a group of people solely because of their race.

12 Clues: Black History Month. • Another word for freedom. • He wrote the historic speech "I Have a Dream". • The first black president of the United States. • The president of the United States who ended slavery. • To own people and force them to work against their will. • She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in 1955. • ...

All About Me 2023-02-07

All About Me crossword puzzle
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  1. Author of "The Shining" and "It"
  2. jim ___, creator of beloved garfield
  3. two, four times; years I have played piano
  4. black and white percussion instrument
  5. the show about nothing; my favorite comedian-based sitcom
  6. the spaghetti ___, the first opened in portland
  7. stroller with stolen r; my middle school
  8. Associated with the forest; my favorite color
  9. vegetable that comes in red, orange, yellow, or green;i hate this
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  1. short for this free online encyclopedia; my favorite website!!
  2. gritty amc show in which the main character "breaks" this
  3. Not first, but... ; Day of the month I was born
  4. The number of cats I own
  5. impractical ____; silly card suit
  6. "Dark Side of the Moon"
  7. east asian country I am going to this summer
  8. Black History Month; My birth month

17 Clues: "Dark Side of the Moon" • The number of cats I own • Author of "The Shining" and "It" • impractical ____; silly card suit • Black History Month; My birth month • jim ___, creator of beloved garfield • black and white percussion instrument • stroller with stolen r; my middle school • two, four times; years I have played piano • east asian country I am going to this summer • ...

Vocabulary - Black History Month 2021-02-05

Vocabulary - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. to be able to do what you want
  2. to do something difficult or dangerous
  3. to stop working as a protest
  4. to stop or fight against something
  5. basic things everyone should have
  6. to stop shopping somewhere as a protest
  7. to treat someone unfairly
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  1. a government you vote for
  2. to express strong disagreement publicly
  3. someone who protests
  4. everyone having equal rights
  5. to solve a problem fairly

12 Clues: someone who protests • a government you vote for • to solve a problem fairly • to treat someone unfairly • to stop working as a protest • everyone having equal rights • to be able to do what you want • basic things everyone should have • to stop or fight against something • to do something difficult or dangerous • to express strong disagreement publicly • ...

Black History Month UK 2019-09-22

Black History Month UK crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the first black writers to publish a book in England c.1831
  2. The top English goal scorer in the English premier league 1992 season
  3. Britain's first black female MP
  4. The generation that helped rebuild the country
  5. Supermodel who is frequently hailed among the world's most beautiful woman
  6. UK's greatest all round female heptathlete
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  1. Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter - the sweetest taboo
  2. Former World Heavyweight Champion from Hackney
  3. First UK black TV news anchor-man
  4. MP for Tottenham
  5. The most be-medalled British athlete of all time and world record holder for 110 metre hurdles
  6. Godfather of Grime

12 Clues: MP for Tottenham • Godfather of Grime • Britain's first black female MP • First UK black TV news anchor-man • UK's greatest all round female heptathlete • Former World Heavyweight Champion from Hackney • The generation that helped rebuild the country • Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter - the sweetest taboo • ...

Black History Month - Education 2023-02-15

Black History Month - Education crossword puzzle
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  1. first African American president of the USA
  2. first African American woman to run for US president
  3. author of “The Hill We Climb” 2021 Inauguration
  4. first African American to attend white school
  5. Month Black History is recognized
  6. name of Howard University Law building
  7. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
  8. Expert on blue baby syndrome
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  1. law establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
  2. Recognized for her work leading educators
  3. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only _____ can do that.
  4. "___________________ is the passport to the future" Malcolm X

12 Clues: Expert on blue baby syndrome • Month Black History is recognized • name of Howard University Law building • Recognized for her work leading educators • first African American president of the USA • first African American to attend white school • author of “The Hill We Climb” 2021 Inauguration • first African American woman to run for US president • ...

Black History Month Edition 2023-02-16

Black History Month Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. American Muslim minister and human rights activist
  2. First Prime Minister of Jamaica
  3. Jamaica's Reggae Icon
  4. American activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
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  1. Jamaican Female known for poems and folklore
  2. Fastest sprinter of all time
  3. Chicago Bull's Black billionaire player who's known for #23
  4. In which month is Martin Luther King day Celebrated
  5. Jamaica's National Flower
  6. Which National Hero headed the Morant Bay Rebellion?
  7. She allegedly caught a bullet in her buttocks
  8. First Black President of America

12 Clues: Jamaica's Reggae Icon • Jamaica's National Flower • Fastest sprinter of all time • First Prime Minister of Jamaica • First Black President of America • Jamaican Female known for poems and folklore • She allegedly caught a bullet in her buttocks • American Muslim minister and human rights activist • In which month is Martin Luther King day Celebrated • ...

Black History Month Firsts 2022-01-31

Black History Month Firsts crossword puzzle
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  1. African American child who desegregated an all-white school during Massive Resistance.
  2. First African American to be elected as President of the United States.
  3. inventor, entrepreneur and member of National Technology Hall of Fame. Cofounded "thermo-king."
  4. first rap group to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
  5. "first lady of Civil Rights Movement"
  6. First African American woman elected to the United States Congress
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  1. First African American male to win Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963.
  2. author, publisher and historian who established black history month
  3. First rap artist to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
  4. first African American to play major league baseball in the modern era (1947).
  5. first African American to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
  6. first African American Secretary of State.

12 Clues: "first lady of Civil Rights Movement" • first African American Secretary of State. • First African American woman elected to the United States Congress • author, publisher and historian who established black history month • First African American to be elected as President of the United States. • ...

Black History Month Words 2016-02-13

Black History Month Words crossword puzzle
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  1. freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility
  2. (of a person) fit in a specified place or environment
  3. a thing handed down by a predecessor.
  4. agreement or concord.
  5. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is
  6. the state of being united or joined as a whole
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  1. a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
  2. feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements
  3. the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group
  4. the act or instance of making or becoming different.
  5. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals
  6. a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect.

12 Clues: agreement or concord. • a thing handed down by a predecessor. • a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect. • the state of being united or joined as a whole • freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility • the fact of being who or what a person or thing is • the act or instance of making or becoming different. • (of a person) fit in a specified place or environment • ...

Black History Month Challenge 2023-12-21

Black History Month Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. Dedicated to treating and curing blindness, she was the first Black female doctor who was awarded a medical patent
  2. This renowned author won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993
  3. This civil rights activist founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee
  4. He created "The Green Book", a travel guide to help African American's safely navigate across the U.S. in the early twentieth century
  5. She was the first Black woman to hold a pilot license
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  1. She founded Poro, the first global Black beauty and hair-care brand, started her own cosmetology school, and became a millionaire
  2. She is the most decorated female gymnast in America
  3. She was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. She was awarded for her poetry book, Annie Allen.
  4. This mathematician did the orbital calculations (without a computer) that NASA needed to launch their first crewed space flights
  5. This jazz singer was born in Milwaukee and won seven Grammy Awards total
  6. This poet, author, and activist penned the influential phrase “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”
  7. He is the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcom X

12 Clues: She is the most decorated female gymnast in America • She was the first Black woman to hold a pilot license • This renowned author won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993 • This jazz singer was born in Milwaukee and won seven Grammy Awards total • This civil rights activist founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-21

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black Lieutenant Governor of Canada
  2. First Canadian Solo artist to headline the Superbowl
  3. First black player in the NHL
  4. First black woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  5. Famous canadian playwright best known for the play 'da Kink in my Hair
  6. Governor General of Canada from 2005-2010
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  1. Won gold in the 200 m track and field event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
  2. One of the greatest jazz pianist of all time
  3. First Black man to receive the Order of Canada
  4. Author of the Book of Negroes
  5. Stage name for famous Toronto Rapper Aubrey Graham
  6. First black police detective in Canada

12 Clues: First black player in the NHL • Author of the Book of Negroes • First black police detective in Canada • First Black Lieutenant Governor of Canada • Governor General of Canada from 2005-2010 • One of the greatest jazz pianist of all time • First Black man to receive the Order of Canada • Stage name for famous Toronto Rapper Aubrey Graham • ...

Spanish Sub Assignment 2024-02-29

Spanish Sub Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. to play (instruments)
  2. to like
  3. to be
  4. to see
  5. to go
  6. to lose
  7. to close
  8. to think
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  1. the past form for verbs
  2. Black History Month is in _______
  3. to make or do
  4. to prefer
  5. to understand
  6. to start
  7. to play (sports)

15 Clues: to be • to go • to see • to like • to lose • to start • to close • to think • to prefer • to make or do • to understand • to play (sports) • to play (instruments) • the past form for verbs • Black History Month is in _______

2014 Black History Month Puzzle 2014-01-16

2014 Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first poet to do an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost spoke for President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
  2. What Soccer player became the youngest American athlete in more than 115 years to sign a major league professional contract in 2004, at the age of 14?
  3. Who built the township with the intention of establishing a self-sufficient city where African Americans could live their lives free of racial prejudice?
  4. Who successfully negotiated the release of an African-American pilot who was shot down over Syria and taken hostage in 1983?
  5. Who was the first African-American inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000?
  6. Who was the first black appointed to the rank of general in 1940?
  7. Who was the first African-American Rhodes scholar?
  8. Who was the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait?
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  1. After a long career as an actress and singer this individual earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Georgetown University in 1985.
  2. Who is credited with helping to design the blueprints for our nation's capital?
  3. What rap artist graduated from Adelphi University where he studied graphic design?
  4. Who was the African-American heavyweight champion that patented a wrench in 1922?
  5. Who became the first licensed African-American attorney in the U.S. in 1844 and later became the first black American justice of the peace?
  6. Who founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and credited with the world's first successful heart surgery in 1893 (Chicago)?
  7. Who signed a lifetime contract with the pancake company and allowed her image to be used for packaging and ads?
  8. Who founded the first national black church in the United States, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1816?
  9. This was the first African-American controlled company to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange?

17 Clues: Who was the first African-American Rhodes scholar? • Who was the first black appointed to the rank of general in 1940? • Who was the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait? • Who is credited with helping to design the blueprints for our nation's capital? • Who was the African-American heavyweight champion that patented a wrench in 1922? • ...

Spanish Sub Assignment 2024-02-29

Spanish Sub Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. to play (instruments)
  2. to like
  3. to be
  4. to see
  5. to go
  6. to lose
  7. to close
  8. to think
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  1. the past form for verbs
  2. Black History Month is in _______
  3. to make or do
  4. to prefer
  5. to understand
  6. to start
  7. to play (sports)

15 Clues: to be • to go • to see • to like • to lose • to start • to close • to think • to prefer • to make or do • to understand • to play (sports) • to play (instruments) • the past form for verbs • Black History Month is in _______

ALANA Heritage Quiz 2015-10-06

ALANA Heritage Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. First surgeon to separate twins joined at the head (last name)
  2. Heelless shoe, worn originally by Native Americans
  3. Used to describe someone born in a Spanish speaking country
  4. Hispanic birthday celebration for 15 year old girls
  5. Native American Heritage Month
  6. Black history month in the UK
  7. Japanese style animated film/series
  8. The month when Latino/a Heritage Month ends
  9. Inventor of Potato chips (last name)
  10. State with largest Pacific Islander population
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  1. City where the “Black Wall Street” was located
  2. Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo
  3. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  4. Celebration to commemorate the abolition of slavery
  5. Native American legend on the golden dollar coin
  6. First Native American to walk in space (last name)
  7. State with the largest Latino population
  8. Architect who designed the glass pyramid of the Louvre (last name)
  9. First Asian American Astronaut in space (last name)
  10. 14th Surgeon General of the United States (last name)

20 Clues: Black history month in the UK • Native American Heritage Month • Japanese style animated film/series • Inventor of Potato chips (last name) • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month • State with the largest Latino population • The month when Latino/a Heritage Month ends • City where the “Black Wall Street” was located • State with largest Pacific Islander population • ...

ALANA Heritage Quiz 2015-10-06

ALANA Heritage Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. Black history month in the UK
  2. Japanese style animated film/series
  3. Celebration to commemorate the abolition of slavery
  4. First surgeon to separate twins joined at the head (last name)
  5. State with the largest Latino population
  6. 14th Surgeon General of the United States (last name)
  7. Native American legend on the golden dollar coin
  8. City where the “Black Wall Street” was located
  9. Architect who designed the glass pyramid of the Louvre (last name)
  10. Used to describe someone born in a Spanish speaking country
  11. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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  1. Native American Heritage Month
  2. Hispanic birthday celebration for 15 year old girls
  3. First Asian American Astronaut in space (last name)
  4. First Native American to walk in space (last name)
  5. Heelless shoe, worn originally by Native Americans
  6. Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo
  7. State with largest Pacific Islander population
  8. Inventor of Potato chips (last name)

19 Clues: Black history month in the UK • Native American Heritage Month • Japanese style animated film/series • Inventor of Potato chips (last name) • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month • State with the largest Latino population • City where the “Black Wall Street” was located • State with largest Pacific Islander population • Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo • ...

Black History Trivia 2021-02-03

Black History Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. What traditional African practice was brought to the United States by Onesimus to help deal with the smallpox epidemic?
  2. Who was the first African American to receive an academy award?
  3. Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television?
  4. What product is Madame CJ Walker known for?
  5. The first black person to be president of an Ivy League school?
  6. The only black owned newspaper in Kansas?
  7. Interracial marriage un the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until what year?
  8. Who was the first African American appointed by Pope Francis?
  9. Phillis Wheatly, the first female African American Author was published at what age?
  10. This speech was one of the greatest speeches in American history and key parts of it were improvised.
  11. The youngest inaugural poet in US history?
  12. In the 19th century, what percentage of cowboys in the American West were Black?
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  1. The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver?
  2. what Oklahoma tragedy occurred on Black Wall Street in 1921?
  3. Which fifteen-year-old schoolgirl refused to move to the back of the bus, nine months before Rosa Parks?
  4. What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire?
  5. A popular song sung during the civil rights movement?
  6. Who created the quote “ When you can do the common things in life, in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world”?
  7. What holiday is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?
  8. What cartoon character was inspired by a Black jazz singer named Esther Jones?
  9. In 1926 what black Historian started the concept of “Black History Month”?
  10. Who was both the first African American and first Native American woman to pilot an airplane?
  11. Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll?
  12. The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita?
  13. The first black person to independently own a film studio in the US in 2019?

25 Clues: The only black owned newspaper in Kansas? • The youngest inaugural poet in US history? • What product is Madame CJ Walker known for? • The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll? • The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • ...

Black History 2023-09-04

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. expressed typically through a ballot
  2. war happened in 1861 (South) and (North)
  3. relax and Think
  4. the quality or state of being free: such as the absence
  5. ability to do things as others do fairly
  6. getting what is deserved
  7. important person in History of racial equality
  8. what month was President Abraham Lincoln Assassination
  9. making a mark in history book going on today still
  10. separating people on the basis of race or gender
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  1. cartoon rude humor to mock races
  2. being able to speak and have such force
  3. is one of two major contemporary political parties
  4. labour and forced labour
  5. events in the past
  6. house representatives
  7. is one of two major contemporary political parties
  8. set of rules by Social or Government
  9. moving from home caused by destruction
  10. trusting faith in beliefs

20 Clues: relax and Think • events in the past • house representatives • labour and forced labour • getting what is deserved • trusting faith in beliefs • cartoon rude humor to mock races • expressed typically through a ballot • set of rules by Social or Government • moving from home caused by destruction • being able to speak and have such force • ability to do things as others do fairly • ...

SB Library Crossword 2022-03-02

SB Library Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Author known for horror
  2. The high school mascot
  3. Auditorium capacity
  4. Energy from the City Hall roof
  5. SB Library's most popular 2021 YA book "The Inheritance..."
  6. Number of study rooms in the library
  7. Volunteers with a book shop
  8. Not books, not DVDs, the "Library of..."
  9. Community member the kid's space is named after
  10. SB Library's most popular 2021 nonfiction book
  11. Month this building opened last year
  12. Month of Earth Day
  13. The boy who lived
  14. Population of SB (to the nearest thousand)
  15. Lake monster
  16. SB Library's most popular 2021 DVD
  17. Best-selling novelist ever
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  1. Number of city council members in SB
  2. March history month
  3. A library for gardeners
  4. Artist who made the clock
  5. Quebecois detective character
  6. Japanese paper folding
  7. Club that meets in Quiet Reading Room
  8. Nonfiction decimal system
  9. An ongoing, DIY program
  10. Library streaming service
  11. February history month
  12. Number of book groups at library
  13. Young Adult area of the library
  14. SB Library's most popular 2021 fiction book "The..."
  15. SB Library's most popular 2021 kid's book "Diary of a..."
  16. Popular 2021 book about Shakespeare's son

33 Clues: Lake monster • The boy who lived • Month of Earth Day • March history month • Auditorium capacity • The high school mascot • Japanese paper folding • February history month • Author known for horror • A library for gardeners • An ongoing, DIY program • Artist who made the clock • Nonfiction decimal system • Library streaming service • Best-selling novelist ever • Volunteers with a book shop • ...

KWANZAA 2022-11-29

KWANZAA crossword puzzle
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  1. USING MONEY
  2. PAST EVENTS
  3. LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA
  4. CANDLE HOLDER
  5. MONTH FOR KWANZAA
  6. MAKING THINGS
  7. KWANZAA CELEBRATES
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  1. DEC 26-31
  2. WORKING TOGETHER
  3. MIDDLE CANDLE COLOR
  4. COMING TOGETHER
  5. GROWS ON TREES
  6. RIGHT SIDE CANDLE
  7. WHERE LIFE CAME FROM
  8. UP HABARI GHANI
  9. LEFT SIDE CANDLE
  10. WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER

17 Clues: DEC 26-31 • USING MONEY • PAST EVENTS • CANDLE HOLDER • MAKING THINGS • GROWS ON TREES • COMING TOGETHER • UP HABARI GHANI • WORKING TOGETHER • LEFT SIDE CANDLE • RIGHT SIDE CANDLE • MONTH FOR KWANZAA • KWANZAA CELEBRATES • MIDDLE CANDLE COLOR • WHERE LIFE CAME FROM • WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER • LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA

Black History 2024-02-29

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. succeed in dealing with a problem
  2. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
  3. prolonged cruel treatment
  4. person who publicly supports a particular cause of policy
  5. Being an ordinary citizen
  6. The process of learning
  7. something that has been achieved successfully
  8. Ability to do something or act in a particular way
  9. the power to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
  10. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized
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  1. Just behavior or statement
  2. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
  3. A human being owned by another human
  4. the unjust treatment of different categories of people
  5. Quality of being friendly
  6. Property that may be inherited
  7. Set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
  8. freedom from disturbance
  9. Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

19 Clues: The process of learning • freedom from disturbance • prolonged cruel treatment • Quality of being friendly • Being an ordinary citizen • Just behavior or statement • Property that may be inherited • succeed in dealing with a problem • A human being owned by another human • something that has been achieved successfully • Ability to do something or act in a particular way • ...

Black History and Women's History Month Crossword 2016-03-27

Black History and Women's History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This civil rights leader was the American Communist party's vice presidential candidate in 1980 and 1984. She was also an author. (last name)
  2. This french businesswoman was an influential designer from the 1920s. She opened her first store in Deauville, France, in 1913, and later opened a store in Paris in 1914.
  3. This aviator was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean with an airplane, make a solo flight across the Atlantic, to fly alone from Honolulu to California, and to fly nonstop from California to Mexico. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world along the equator, but disappeared between New Guinea and Howland Island. (last name)
  4. This well-known children’s author wrote many fantasy series including the “Harry Potter” series.
  5. This activist in Montgomery, Alabama, is well-known for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on 1955, starting the Montgomery bus boycott. She took a big part in the civil rights movement.
  6. This actress and singer was the first African American to be crowned Miss America in 1983.
  7. This artist was the creator of the first Texas flag. (last name)
  8. This current Florida representative is on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She was previously a representative on the Florida state house of representatives, a member of the Florida state senate, elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First Congress to fill vacancy, and was reelected to the next eleven congresses.
  9. This civil rights leader was a militant black leader in the US, and was convicted of burglary and sent to prison. (first and last name)
  10. This basketball player played for the Orlando Magic (NBA) and was the NBA rookie of the year in 1993. He later moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won the NBA’s most valuable player award in 2000. His biggest achievement was his point record - 28,596 points - the fifth highest record in NBA history. (last name)
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  1. This reverend led many peaceful protests to gain civil rights for African Americans. He is very well known for this. (last name)
  2. This television reporter and news anchor was the first woman to anchor the nightly news in 1976, (ABC) and worked her way up the ladder. She is now working on the View.
  3. This agricultural chemist found many uses for crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, as well as found products that could be made from cotton waste. He aimed to improve the Southern American economy. (last name)
  4. Known as “The Queen of Soul,” this well-known jazz-singer has won 15 Grammy Awards, was the first female singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a lifetime Grammy, and was honored in the Kennedy Center. (last name)
  5. This jazz singer was well-known for her vocals, as well as for her original songs and scats including “Flying Home” and “A-Tisket A-Tasket.”She also appeared in several films. (last name)
  6. This Italian educator and physicist was the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree and created the Montessori Method to teach young or retarded children.
  7. This slave escaped her master in 1849, and helped more than 300 other slaves escape the cruelty they faced by leading them through the Underground Railroad. (last name)
  8. In 1954, this man became the 1st African American US Air Force General (last name)
  9. This writer, critic, educator, and activist used his power to spread the idea of expansion of black education programs in colleges and universities. He was Cambridge University’s first African American to earn a PHD. (last name)
  10. This figure-skater was the “media-darling” of 1976. She won the National Figure Skating Championship in 1974 and 1976, and won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics that same year. (last name)

20 Clues: This artist was the creator of the first Texas flag. (last name) • In 1954, this man became the 1st African American US Air Force General (last name) • This actress and singer was the first African American to be crowned Miss America in 1983. • This well-known children’s author wrote many fantasy series including the “Harry Potter” series. • ...

Black history 2023-12-12

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. supreme court judge
  2. piolts
  3. memorist and poet
  4. basketball player
  5. author
  6. surgeon
  7. tennis player and golfer
  8. figures kater
  9. jamacian activist
  10. inventor and buisnessman
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  1. baseball player
  2. played for kansas city baseball
  3. philanthropist and producer
  4. poet and author
  5. activist and leader
  6. singer and actress
  7. author
  8. channel on telivision
  9. tennis player
  10. talk show host

20 Clues: piolts • author • author • surgeon • figures kater • tennis player • talk show host • baseball player • poet and author • memorist and poet • basketball player • jamacian activist • singer and actress • supreme court judge • activist and leader • channel on telivision • tennis player and golfer • inventor and buisnessman • philanthropist and producer • played for kansas city baseball

Black history 2023-12-12

Black history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supreme court judge
  2. piolts
  3. memorist and poet
  4. basketball player
  5. author
  6. surgeon
  7. tennis player and golfer
  8. figures kater
  9. jamacian activist
  10. inventor and buisnessman
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  1. baseball player
  2. played for kansas city baseball
  3. philanthropist and producer
  4. poet and author
  5. activist and leader
  6. singer and actress
  7. author
  8. channel on telivision
  9. tennis player
  10. talk show host

20 Clues: piolts • author • author • surgeon • figures kater • tennis player • talk show host • baseball player • poet and author • memorist and poet • basketball player • jamacian activist • singer and actress • supreme court judge • activist and leader • channel on telivision • tennis player and golfer • inventor and buisnessman • philanthropist and producer • played for kansas city baseball

March at Luther College 2016-03-01

March at Luther College crossword puzzle
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  1. Jewish holiday celebrating Esther and Mordecai
  2. Roman god of war, March's namesake
  3. Read across America Day and Dr. Seuss' birthday
  4. March 15th, a significant day in Julius Caesar
  5. Luther College's spring break begins
  6. and March leaves like a ________
  7. One of March's zodiac signs
  8. Swimming, indoor track and field, and Wrestling aim for titles at this event
  9. Where the Baseball team and President Carlson will be over Spring Break
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  1. Holiday celebrated in honor of this patron saint of Ireland
  2. One of March's birthstones
  3. March's flower
  4. Originally proposed by Benjamin Franklin to make better use of daylight
  5. Group touring over Spring Break
  6. Christian holiday sometimes celebrated in March
  7. NCAA Basketball tournament
  8. Following February as Black History Month, March is ______ History Month
  9. March comes in like a _______
  10. March was originally the _____ month of the year until 1752
  11. Location of Habitat for Humanity's Spring Break trip; Softball and Tennis training trips
  12. Holiday celebrated by mathematicians and dessert lovers

21 Clues: March's flower • One of March's birthstones • NCAA Basketball tournament • One of March's zodiac signs • March comes in like a _______ • Group touring over Spring Break • and March leaves like a ________ • Roman god of war, March's namesake • Luther College's spring break begins • Jewish holiday celebrating Esther and Mordecai • March 15th, a significant day in Julius Caesar • ...

Black history 2024-02-23

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Justice
  2. School
  3. Basketball
  4. Show host
  5. Astronaut
  6. peanut
  7. Slavery
  8. Poet
  9. Boxer
  10. Math
  11. Dancer
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  1. Jazz
  2. Track
  3. Dream
  4. Baseball
  5. Pilot
  6. Tennis
  7. President
  8. Sat

19 Clues: Sat • Jazz • Poet • Math • Track • Dream • Pilot • Boxer • School • Tennis • peanut • Dancer • Justice • Slavery • Baseball • Show host • Astronaut • President • Basketball

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American appointed to the _____________
  2. The Theme of Black History Month for 2024 " African Americans and the _____ "
  3. The month February was chosen to to celebrate black history month because it coincides with the birthdays of __________ and __________.
  4. The last name of the First African American to go into space.
  5. The prestigious award won by Maya Angelou in 1994, 1996 and 2003
  6. The city that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in.
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  1. The month February was chosen to to celebrate black history month because it coincides with the birthdays of __________ and __________.
  2. Civil Rights Heroine _________ Parks
  3. ________Renaissance(period of black literary renewal)

9 Clues: Civil Rights Heroine _________ Parks • The city that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in. • ________Renaissance(period of black literary renewal) • The last name of the First African American to go into space. • The prestigious award won by Maya Angelou in 1994, 1996 and 2003 • The Theme of Black History Month for 2024 " African Americans and the _____ " • ...

End Of Year Celebration 2024-04-23

End Of Year Celebration crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the new freezer project in pizza?
  2. who was the Easter bunny at the 2024 egg hunt?
  3. a journey of authentically supporting individuals and communities
  4. Disability month
  5. Hands on demonstration
  6. What was the first pizza roll flavor?
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  1. Black History Month
  2. what are the marshmallows in lucky charms called?
  3. Good Manufacturing Practices
  4. Single source of Totino's
  5. Irish and Scottish Heritage Month
  6. Pizza roll Mascot
  7. Chemical data
  8. The Pillsbury Doughboy's wife's name?
  9. Heart of Totino's
  10. Food Safety System Certification
  11. what is the name of the breakfast roll project?

17 Clues: Chemical data • Disability month • Pizza roll Mascot • Heart of Totino's • Black History Month • Hands on demonstration • Single source of Totino's • Good Manufacturing Practices • Food Safety System Certification • Irish and Scottish Heritage Month • The Pillsbury Doughboy's wife's name? • What was the first pizza roll flavor? • What is the new freezer project in pizza? • ...

Black History Month 2019-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. an amount of money or property left to someone when they die.
  2. is a synonym for example
  3. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
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  1. the opposite of conflict
  2. property that is or may be inherited
  3. the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
  4. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
  5. prejudice against other people from other countries

8 Clues: the opposite of conflict • is a synonym for example • property that is or may be inherited • prejudice against other people from other countries • an amount of money or property left to someone when they die. • the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution • the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions • ...

black history month 2023-02-24

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. the river that Emmett TIll was thrown into
  2. a movement that was sparked by 2 popular incidents, this movement was to end segregation
  3. where rosa parks' was from
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  1. a black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person
  2. where Emmett Till was from
  3. where rosa parks' bus incident happened
  4. a 14 year old boy who was kidnapped and killed, sparked civil rights movement
  5. where Emmett Till was when he was kidnapped

8 Clues: where Emmett Till was from • where rosa parks' was from • where rosa parks' bus incident happened • the river that Emmett TIll was thrown into • where Emmett Till was when he was kidnapped • a black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person • a 14 year old boy who was kidnapped and killed, sparked civil rights movement • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She has over 50 honorary degrees and was a celebrated poet, educator, actress, and civil rights activist
  2. He did a lot of research that led to many discoveries that helped farmers. He is most known for inventing hundreds of new products that could be made from crops, especially peanuts
  3. He opened the door of education to many people
  4. He is known as one of the greatest Olympic Athletes of all time
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  1. She devoted her life to the abolition (getting rid of) slavery
  2. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license
  3. She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  4. She was the first African American child to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school

8 Clues: He opened the door of education to many people • She devoted her life to the abolition (getting rid of) slavery • He is known as one of the greatest Olympic Athletes of all time • She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license • She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. MLK's famous march started here and ended in Montgomery
  2. broadway musical featuring people of color portraying white historical figures
  3. first word of movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx
  4. creator of adidas line "ivy park"
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  1. MLK famously said "I have a _____"
  2. actor who played The Black Panther
  3. 44th president of the USA, last name
  4. basketball player nicknamed "the black mamba"

8 Clues: creator of adidas line "ivy park" • MLK famously said "I have a _____" • actor who played The Black Panther • 44th president of the USA, last name • basketball player nicknamed "the black mamba" • MLK's famous march started here and ended in Montgomery • first word of movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. refused to give up bus seat
  2. first African American pilot
  3. First Black president
  4. first Black vice president
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  1. MLKs most famous speech
  2. produce madame CJ Walker made
  3. Person whose birthday Black History Month was made to line up with
  4. peanut scientist

8 Clues: peanut scientist • First Black president • MLKs most famous speech • first Black vice president • refused to give up bus seat • first African American pilot • produce madame CJ Walker made • Person whose birthday Black History Month was made to line up with

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. to do something
  2. gain knowledge
  3. to put into the mouth, chew, and swallow
  4. to do something special for a person or event
  5. activity that is meant to relax or to be fun
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  1. civil rights leader
  2. really like
  3. to go somewhere

8 Clues: really like • gain knowledge • to do something • to go somewhere • civil rights leader • to put into the mouth, chew, and swallow • activity that is meant to relax or to be fun • to do something special for a person or event

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  2. black lives matter
  3. refused to give up her seat
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  1. writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
  2. First African American president
  3. black history month
  4. first African American in an all-white school
  5. "I have a dream"

8 Clues: "I have a dream" • black lives matter • black history month • refused to give up her seat • First African American president • first African American in an all-white school • led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad • writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

Black History Month 2022-02-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. a place where MLK was assassinated
  2. month of black history month
  3. first African american president of the US
  4. first African american baseball player
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  1. refused to give up her seat to a white person
  2. many of these laborers were African-American
  3. led the civil rights movements
  4. an act of banishing another person for their race, skin color, or gender

8 Clues: month of black history month • led the civil rights movements • a place where MLK was assassinated • first African american baseball player • first African american president of the US • many of these laborers were African-American • refused to give up her seat to a white person • an act of banishing another person for their race, skin color, or gender

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American president
  2. "I have a dream"
  3. black history month
  4. writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
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  1. refused to give up her seat
  2. led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  3. first African American in an all-white school
  4. black lives matter

8 Clues: "I have a dream" • black lives matter • black history month • refused to give up her seat • First African American president • first African American in an all-white school • led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad • writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

Black History Month 2023-03-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Allen founder of the African Methodist Church
  2. bois one of the foremost Black intellectuals
  3. Ellington the embodiment of jazz
  4. O.DAVIS SR First African-American general
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  1. ALI BOXER, ACTIVIST
  2. Colvin The first person to not give up their seat on a bus
  3. Douglass The most influential slave narrative
  4. AILEY Legendary modern dance pioneer

8 Clues: ALI BOXER, ACTIVIST • Ellington the embodiment of jazz • AILEY Legendary modern dance pioneer • O.DAVIS SR First African-American general • Douglass The most influential slave narrative • bois one of the foremost Black intellectuals • Allen founder of the African Methodist Church • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The Hardest working man in show business
  2. Film director "Selma" "13th" and "A Wrinkle in Time"
  3. The first African American woman to run for president, Shirley ______
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  1. MLK Quote "A riot is the voice of the ______________."
  2. Sculptor/Painter Kehinde
  3. Tennis Stars ______ and Serena Williams
  4. langston hughes poem
  5. Co-founder Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou ________

8 Clues: langston hughes poem • Sculptor/Painter Kehinde • Tennis Stars ______ and Serena Williams • The Hardest working man in show business • Film director "Selma" "13th" and "A Wrinkle in Time" • MLK Quote "A riot is the voice of the ______________." • Co-founder Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou ________ • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. all men are to be treated the same
  2. a negative preconception of specific people
  3. liberation from slavery
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  1. fair treatment in court
  2. separation by race
  3. I have a dream
  4. discrimination by race
  5. a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: I have a dream • separation by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • a strike delivered on foot • all men are to be treated the same • a negative preconception of specific people

Black History Month 2023-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. all men are created equal
  2. preconception
  3. liberation from slavery
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  1. fair treatment in court
  2. sepiration by race
  3. I have a dream
  4. discrimination by race
  5. a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: preconception • I have a dream • sepiration by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • all men are created equal • a strike delivered on foot

Black History Month 2023-02-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Birth name of the NBA's Second leading alltime scorer Lew ____________
  2. GOAT gymnast ________________ Biles
  3. Fearless journalist determined to expose the horrors of lynching
  4. Hip Hop duo whose hits include "Ms. Jackson," "Bombs over Baghdad" and "Hey Ya"
Down
  1. "Power concedes nothing without a _________. It never did and it never will."
  2. W.E.B. du Bois masterpiece: "Black _____________ in America"
  3. Legendary left-handed guitarist ________ Hendrix
  4. Artist of record-setting "Untitled" Jean Michel__________

8 Clues: GOAT gymnast ________________ Biles • Legendary left-handed guitarist ________ Hendrix • Artist of record-setting "Untitled" Jean Michel__________ • W.E.B. du Bois masterpiece: "Black _____________ in America" • Fearless journalist determined to expose the horrors of lynching • Birth name of the NBA's Second leading alltime scorer Lew ____________ • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. two words basic rights that every citizen has
  2. to make someone a slave. To oppress
  3. hatred or unfair treatment toward a race
  4. having equal rights and opportunities
  5. people who have ancestors from Africa
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  1. gifts that you give or do for others
  2. separating people based on their race
  3. a way to describe people based on their appearance

8 Clues: to make someone a slave. To oppress • gifts that you give or do for others • separating people based on their race • having equal rights and opportunities • people who have ancestors from Africa • hatred or unfair treatment toward a race • two words basic rights that every citizen has • a way to describe people based on their appearance

FUN FEBRUARY 2017-08-30

FUN FEBRUARY crossword puzzle
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  1. president Washington
  2. red
  3. birthday
  4. history month
  5. birthday
  6. bear
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  1. day
  2. loves you
  3. delicious
  4. hearts

10 Clues: day • red • bear • hearts • birthday • birthday • loves you • delicious • history month • president Washington

BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FAMOUS FIGURES) 2023-02-10

BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FAMOUS FIGURES) crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the greatest boxers of all-time and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three times
  2. An American aviator, in 1921 she became the first African American female to become a licensed pilot
  3. First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor
  4. Civil rights activist best known for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. Professional tennis player who won three grand slam titles and the only black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon and the US Open
  6. Lawyer and civil rights activist who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court
  7. First black woman in space when she boarded the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992
  8. Actress and former model known for her roles in the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The Help, and other notable film & television
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  1. First African American woman elected to the United States Congress
  2. A world-renowned leader in the civil rights movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  3. The NBA's all-time leading scorer
  4. All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
  5. Served as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office
  6. First African American to publish a book of poetry
  7. One of the most influential gospel singers in the world, she was often referred to as the "Queen of Gospel"
  8. First African American to play in the MLB when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947

16 Clues: The NBA's all-time leading scorer • First African American to publish a book of poetry • First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor • First African American woman elected to the United States Congress • All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-15

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. giving systematic instruction
  2. a thing done successfully,
  3. the power or right to act
  4. the past considered as a whole
  5. the state of being a slave.
  6. high respect
  7. kill someone or something.
  8. the quality of being friendly
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  1. preconceived opinion
  2. relating to ordinary citizens
  3. prejudice
  4. freedom from disturbance
  5. act in a particular way
  6. achievement
  7. walk or proceed quickly and with determination
  8. prolonged cruel

16 Clues: prejudice • achievement • high respect • prolonged cruel • preconceived opinion • act in a particular way • freedom from disturbance • the power or right to act • a thing done successfully, • kill someone or something. • the state of being a slave. • relating to ordinary citizens • giving systematic instruction • the quality of being friendly • the past considered as a whole • ...

BLACK HISTORY PUZZLE 2024-02-10

BLACK HISTORY PUZZLE crossword puzzle
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  1. Forty-fourth president
  2. Talk show host and network owner
  3. Refused to set at back of bus
  4. First female Supreme Court Justice
  5. Tennis great Arthur
  6. Pressing comb inventor
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  1. Female Tennis great
  2. Baseball great who broke Major League Color barrier
  3. Black History Month
  4. Boxing legend called The Greatest
  5. Music Legend Basie
  6. First female black president
  7. Motown Record city
  8. New York City
  9. Founder of Ebony and Jet Magazine
  10. East TN Presiding Elder
  11. Birthplace of President Obama
  12. Current TN and KY Bishop

18 Clues: New York City • Music Legend Basie • Motown Record city • Female Tennis great • Black History Month • Tennis great Arthur • Forty-fourth president • Pressing comb inventor • East TN Presiding Elder • Current TN and KY Bishop • First female black president • Refused to set at back of bus • Birthplace of President Obama • Talk show host and network owner • Boxing legend called The Greatest • ...

Black History Month Crossword 1 2023-02-20

Black History Month Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. I invented the hairbrush.
  2. I received a patient for the stethoscope in 1882.
  3. I invented the first lawnmower.
  4. I invented the first cell phone.
  5. I created the automatic gear shift.
  6. I received a patent for the first lock in 1889.
  7. I invented the dustpan.
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  1. I invented the elevator.
  2. I received a patent in 1891 for my improved refrigerator design.
  3. I am responsible for inventing the clothes dryer.
  4. I invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration.
  5. I invented the fountain pen.
  6. I invented a method for producing a more durable carbon filament in light bulbs.
  7. I invented Laserphaco Cataract Surgery.
  8. I invented the ironing board.
  9. I invented the Super Soaker water gun.

16 Clues: I invented the dustpan. • I invented the elevator. • I invented the hairbrush. • I invented the fountain pen. • I invented the ironing board. • I invented the first lawnmower. • I invented the first cell phone. • I created the automatic gear shift. • I invented the Super Soaker water gun. • I invented Laserphaco Cataract Surgery. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first African American in all-white school
  2. Olympic Long jump world record 1936
  3. first African American President
  4. Writer, poet, and activist
Down
  1. led slaves to freedom on Underground Railroad
  2. refused to give up her seat
  3. black lives matter
  4. "I had a dream"

8 Clues: "I had a dream" • black lives matter • Writer, poet, and activist • refused to give up her seat • first African American President • Olympic Long jump world record 1936 • first African American in all-white school • led slaves to freedom on Underground Railroad

Black History Month 2023-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Known For His Famous Quote "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
  2. First Major League Baseball Player
  3. One of the Most Famous and Best Boxers
  4. First African American President
  5. Has Her Own Talk Show, a journalist and an Author
  6. A Minister and a Human Rights Activist
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  1. Famous For the "I Had a Dream Speech"
  2. Paired up with a huge shoe brand

8 Clues: First African American President • First Major League Baseball Player • Paired up with a huge shoe brand • Famous For the "I Had a Dream Speech" • One of the Most Famous and Best Boxers • A Minister and a Human Rights Activist • Has Her Own Talk Show, a journalist and an Author • Known For His Famous Quote "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Black History Month: Key People 2023-01-31

Black History Month: Key People crossword puzzle
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  1. I am the most decorated tennis player winning 23 'Grand Slams'. More than any other man or woman.
  2. I am widely considered the richest man in all of history. I ruled the kingdom of Mali during the 1300s.
  3. I am regarded as one of the best basketball players to ever play the game. I led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships.
  4. I was born in Omaha, Ne and was well known for fighting against racial injustice in the 1950s and 60s.
  5. I escaped from slavery in Maryland and wrote a book about my life convincing many to join the anti-slavery movement in the 1850s and 60s.
  6. I was given the nickname 'Black Moses' because I led nearly 300 enslaved people out of the slave-holding South.
  7. I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
  8. In 1947, I joined the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team playing first base. I was the first black man to play on a major league team.
  9. I became the President of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison for fighting against the country's racist policies.
  10. I worked for NASA as a 'computer' and was helped the U.S. to be the first country to put a man on the moon.
Down
  1. I suffered from polio as a child but made a miraculous recovery and went on to win three gold medals in track at the 1960s Olympics.
  2. I was a world-renowned boxing champion who was also known for my outspoken protest of the Vietnam War.
  3. I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks.
  4. I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands.
  5. In 1968, I was the first African American woman elected to Congress. I represented the state of New York.
  6. In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space.

16 Clues: I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. • In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space. • I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands. • I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-28

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Most awarded female rap artist
  2. Music film highlighting the culture and traditions of the African diaspora directed, written, and produced by Beyonce (2020)
  3. Twitch name for the most followed black streamer on the platform
  4. Youngest Black Grammy Award winner (2021)
  5. First Black woman to hold a seat on the Supreme Court (2022)
  6. First Black Vice President (2020)
  7. First Black woman to lead a major television news network (2021)
  8. Longest serving Black astronaut on the International space Station
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  1. Former first daughter who graduated Harvard with the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize (2021)
  2. First National Youth Poet Laureate (2017)
  3. Princeton University's first black valedictorian (2020)
  4. The largest civil movement in US history, taking a stand against police brutality and racial inequity (2013)
  5. First Black actor to headline an MCU film (2018)
  6. Youngest Black executive producer in Hollywood history (2019)
  7. Afrofuturism author known for the Binti series
  8. First American to take the COVID-19 Vaccine outside of trials (2019)

16 Clues: Most awarded female rap artist • First Black Vice President (2020) • First National Youth Poet Laureate (2017) • Youngest Black Grammy Award winner (2021) • Afrofuturism author known for the Binti series • First Black actor to headline an MCU film (2018) • Princeton University's first black valedictorian (2020) • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-14

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

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

Black History Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30

Black History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This person with the initials C.W. is known as the father of Black history.
  2. This summer holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black slaves in the U.S.
  3. This woman became the first African-American Vice President of the United States in 2021.
  4. This United States president with the initials G.F. recognized Black History Month in 1975.
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  1. This person became the first African-American President of the United States in 2008.
  2. This person gave an iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963.
  3. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice ____________.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
  4. Black History is celebrated during this month.
  5. This United States President with the initials A.L. issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, setting slaves free.

9 Clues: Black History is celebrated during this month. • This person with the initials C.W. is known as the father of Black history. • This summer holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black slaves in the U.S. • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice ____________.” -Martin Luther King Jr. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. a commercial pilot's license(2words)
  2. Author of "A Dream Deffered" (2words)
  3. Name of the space shuttle that took Dr. Mae C. Jemison into space
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  1. First player to break the color barrier in professional baseball since 1884
  2. Founder of Fair Fight Action (2words)
  3. Author of the 1969 memoir "I know why the caged bird sings" (2words)
  4. inventor of the three signal traffic light and the "smoke hood" a precursor to the gas mask (2words)
  5. First black woman to

8 Clues: First black woman to • a commercial pilot's license(2words) • Founder of Fair Fight Action (2words) • Author of "A Dream Deffered" (2words) • Name of the space shuttle that took Dr. Mae C. Jemison into space • Author of the 1969 memoir "I know why the caged bird sings" (2words) • First player to break the color barrier in professional baseball since 1884 • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Journalist who risked her life to report discrimination against African Americans
  2. Worked as a lawyer for Brown vs. Board of Education
  3. author of "Giovanni's Room"
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  1. First African American woman to obtain an international pilot's license
  2. Regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
  3. The most decorated American gymnast in history
  4. 44th President of the United States
  5. Called "the mother of the civil rights movement"

8 Clues: author of "Giovanni's Room" • 44th President of the United States • The most decorated American gymnast in history • Called "the mother of the civil rights movement" • Worked as a lawyer for Brown vs. Board of Education • Regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time • First African American woman to obtain an international pilot's license • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Armstrong musician
  2. TV Personality
  3. One makes music
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  1. One who creates using paint
  2. 12 in a year
  3. 2nd month of the year
  4. Legend singer
  5. creative person

8 Clues: 12 in a year • Legend singer • TV Personality • creative person • One makes music • Armstrong musician • 2nd month of the year • One who creates using paint

Black History Month 2023-01-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. all men are to be treated the same
  2. a negative preconception of specific people
  3. liberation from slavery
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  1. fair treatment in court
  2. separation by race
  3. I have a dream
  4. discrimination by race
  5. a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: I have a dream • separation by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • a strike delivered on foot • all men are to be treated the same • a negative preconception of specific people

NSSHF Celebrates Black History Month 2013-06-06

NSSHF Celebrates Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This inductee was passionate about volleyball - he was a player, a coach, an official, and an educator.
  2. Football player who won two Super Bowl rings as a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
  3. During her career she established four Canadian track and field records.
  4. This Nova Scotian boxer won the Canadian Olympic Trials in 1980 but did not compete due to the Canadian boycott that year.
  5. Nova Scotian boxer who was never counted out in a match.
  6. Nova Scotian boxer known for beating Jackie "Kid" Carter for the lightweight championship in 1964.
  7. In his 12 year boxing career, this Nova Scotian carved out a 69-10 record.
  8. He played in the CFL for 10 years.
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  1. Boxer who became famous as "The Boston Tar-Baby".
  2. World-Class boxing official who was respected for his fairness and impartial officiating.
  3. He was the first black man to win a boxing World Championship.
  4. The first black player to sign with an NHL team.
  5. Nova Scotian boxer known as "Tiger".
  6. Nova Scotian softball player that pitched the first no-hitter in Pan Am Games history in 1979.
  7. Although he is inducted for boxing, this Nova Scotian Athlete excelled in softball, basketball, volleyball, baseball, track, and swimming.
  8. This ex-St. Mary's Huskies basketball player became one of very few Canadians drafted by the NBA.

16 Clues: He played in the CFL for 10 years. • Nova Scotian boxer known as "Tiger". • The first black player to sign with an NHL team. • Boxer who became famous as "The Boston Tar-Baby". • Nova Scotian boxer who was never counted out in a match. • He was the first black man to win a boxing World Championship. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2017-01-31

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. She created the first black hair product line
  2. He invented the potato chip
  3. He is the longest serving African American in Congress
  4. This is often referred to as the black national anthem
  5. He created the first automatic bread maker
  6. The door of no return is located on this island
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  1. She was the first to create a closed circuit television security system
  2. This is the first black owned television station (Hint: Originated in Detroit Ch. 62)
  3. He wrote lift every voice and sing
  4. These were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States until 1965.
  5. He is the first African American republican to be elected from the south since 1881
  6. She was the first African American woman to win 5 Screen Guild Awards
  7. She is Michigan’s first African American woman in Congress
  8. Nine months before Rosa Parks at age 15 she refused to give up her seat and was arrested
  9. First African American women in Congress
  10. He created the traffic signal

16 Clues: He invented the potato chip • He created the traffic signal • He wrote lift every voice and sing • First African American women in Congress • He created the first automatic bread maker • She created the first black hair product line • The door of no return is located on this island • He is the longest serving African American in Congress • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-08

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil Rights Leader and Baptist Minister- Played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s
  2. American aviator-First licensed Black pilot in the world
  3. American activist- Best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  4. American abolitionist- Known as the “Moses of her people,”
  5. American Politician-The first African-American Secretary of State
  6. American writer, poet and activist- The first Black woman to appear on a quarter
  7. American professional boxer and activist -Referred to himself as "The Greatest"
  8. Tennis Player-Ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks.
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  1. American Physician-The first Black female doctor in the United States
  2. American entrepreneur-The first female self-made millionaire in America
  3. African American explorer-Known for his participation in a series of Arctic explorations between 1891 and 1909
  4. American Jazz pianist and composer-Performed “Black, Brown and Beige” at Carnegie Hall
  5. American singer-songwriter-First Black woman to headline Coachella and officially became the artist with the most GRAMMYs ever
  6. American bacteriologist, pathologist and educator- First Black professor in the history of Harvard University
  7. Mathematician-known as one of NASA’s “human computers”
  8. Human rights Activist- Nickname "Detroit Red"

16 Clues: Human rights Activist- Nickname "Detroit Red" • Mathematician-known as one of NASA’s “human computers” • American aviator-First licensed Black pilot in the world • American abolitionist- Known as the “Moses of her people,” • American Politician-The first African-American Secretary of State • American Physician-The first Black female doctor in the United States • ...

ADvance Spring Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-09

ADvance Spring Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. pollen causes these fun spring symptoms
  2. a hopping animal associated with spring
  3. birds will be busy taking care of these in springtime
  4. it comes in a whole ___ of colors
  5. our February workiversary
  6. ___ has a birthday on President's Day this year
  7. February is ___ History Month
  8. they say rain makes them grow
  9. if spring rain arrives, you may need one of these
  10. florists sell out of these blooms on February 14th
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  1. ___ Day is a US holiday on February 20th
  2. who is featured this quarter and has a workiversary?
  3. practice random acts of ___
  4. March is ___ History Month
  5. Valentine's Day treats
  6. day and night are the same on the spring ___
  7. the classic Valentine's Day decoration
  8. what you should grab on March 2nd

18 Clues: Valentine's Day treats • our February workiversary • March is ___ History Month • practice random acts of ___ • February is ___ History Month • they say rain makes them grow • it comes in a whole ___ of colors • what you should grab on March 2nd • the classic Valentine's Day decoration • pollen causes these fun spring symptoms • a hopping animal associated with spring • ...

black history 2023-02-08

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution and certain Congressional acts.
  2. used by Black people to highlight acts, experiences, and expressions of joy in their lives and the lives of other Black people.
  3. any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans
  4. the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
  5. a renewal and flourishing of Black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City.
  6. compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during or as a result of war:
  7. any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans
  8. Black Americans left the South in massive numbers to relocate to cities and other areas in the North, West, and Midwest.
  9. holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States
  10. any state law discriminating against Black persons.
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  1. the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862, that freed the people held as slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union from January 1, 1863, forward.
  2. a conceptual framework that considers the impact of historical laws and social structures on the present-day perpetuation of racial inequality
  3. the act of reconstructing, rebuilding, or reassembling, or the state of being reconstructed
  4. any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans
  5. the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
  6. “great disaster” or “great tragedy,”
  7. a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc., refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance, etc., within specific geographic areas, especially inner-city neighborhoods.
  8. refers to a high level of achievement, success, or ability demonstrated by an individual Black person or by Black people in general.
  9. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery
  10. the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual

20 Clues: “great disaster” or “great tragedy,” • any state law discriminating against Black persons. • holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States • an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery • the act of reconstructing, rebuilding, or reassembling, or the state of being reconstructed • ...

Black History 2022-03-02

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. *the first African American woman to travel in space.
  2. the quality of being just, impartial, or fair.
  3. cruel or unjust use of power or authority.
  4. the act of officially ending or stopping something
  5. The condition in which one human being was owned by another.
  6. a complaint or objection against an idea, an act, or a way of doing things
  7. absence of justice
  8. **guarantees of equal social opportunities and protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other characteristics
  9. the quality of being unequal or uneven
  10. the quality or state of being free
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  1. to free from restraint, control, or the power of another
  2. the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.
  3. *American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, best known for his “I have a dream” speech.
  4. any one of the groups that human beings are often divided into based on physical traits or ancestry
  5. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
  6. an assumption or an opinion about someone simply based on that person's membership to a particular group.
  7. Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.
  8. *civil rights African Americanwom activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus

18 Clues: absence of justice • the quality or state of being free • the quality of being unequal or uneven • cruel or unjust use of power or authority. • the quality of being just, impartial, or fair. • the act of officially ending or stopping something • *the first African American woman to travel in space. • to free from restraint, control, or the power of another • ...

Black History 2022-02-24

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. movie about three important black women for nasa
  2. a month to celebrate black history
  3. famous for protesting against bus rules
  4. known for research on peanuts
  5. campaigning to bring out change
  6. known for march on washington
  7. state of being equal
  8. civil rights activist (x)
  9. one of the best boxers of all time
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  1. one of the first black professional baseball players
  2. the way of being diverse
  3. first state to abolish slavery
  4. african american abolitionist
  5. president that helped stop slavery
  6. one of the first black tennis players to win grand slam title
  7. unjust treatment because of different category of people or things
  8. first african american president
  9. won 4 gold medals in the olympics which was a first for african american track stars

18 Clues: state of being equal • the way of being diverse • civil rights activist (x) • african american abolitionist • known for research on peanuts • known for march on washington • first state to abolish slavery • campaigning to bring out change • first african american president • a month to celebrate black history • president that helped stop slavery • ...

black history 2023-12-31

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. A famous businessman and basketball player
  2. A famous singer, known as "The Queen of Soul."
  3. Invented over 300 uses for peanuts.
  4. Delivered a powerful speech, "I Have a Dream"
  5. Famous African-American boxer.
  6. First African-American president
  7. Made improvements to the Traffic Light and Gas Mask
  8. First African-American paleontologist?
  9. A South African anti-apartheid activist
  10. This actor played in "The Men in Black" movies.
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  1. First African-American woman to compete in the Olympics.
  2. Robinson First Africn-American baseball player?
  3. A famous singer, known as "The King of Pop."
  4. Most famous African-American female scientist?
  5. Madame CJ Walker's real name?
  6. Served on the NAACP and Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  7. First African-American female scientist?
  8. "Best known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott"

18 Clues: Madame CJ Walker's real name? • Famous African-American boxer. • First African-American president • Invented over 300 uses for peanuts. • First African-American paleontologist? • A South African anti-apartheid activist • First African-American female scientist? • A famous businessman and basketball player • "Best known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott" • ...

Black History 2024-02-27

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. First name of the first African American billionaire
  2. Last name of the first Black quarterback to start a professional football game
  3. Acronym for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  4. First name of the inventor of the Super Soaker
  5. First African American to hold the world heavyweight champion boxing title
  6. Last name of the founder of Negro History Week
  7. Last name of the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives
  8. Nickname of the first woman to play in the Negro League
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  1. first name of the person before Rosa Parks to refuse to give up bus seat to a white passenger
  2. Acronym for Historical Black Colleges and Universities
  3. First name of first African American from Mississippi elected to the U.S. Senate
  4. Last name of the first African American major league baseball player
  5. Last name of the inventor of Black haircare line
  6. Founder of the United Negro College Fund
  7. First Black College in the South
  8. Ancient African hairstyle
  9. Last name of the first African American performer to win an Oscar award
  10. Last name of the first Black U.S. President

18 Clues: Ancient African hairstyle • First Black College in the South • Founder of the United Negro College Fund • Last name of the first Black U.S. President • First name of the inventor of the Super Soaker • Last name of the founder of Negro History Week • Last name of the inventor of Black haircare line • First name of the first African American billionaire • ...

Famous Black Americans 2021-02-07

Famous Black Americans crossword puzzle
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  1. Explorers who first to reached the North Pole.
  2. First woman who was nominated for president in a major political party.
  3. First Black Supreme Court Justice.
  4. Olympic and world-renowned gymnast
  5. Astrophysicist who made science more popular.
  6. First Black player in the MLB.
  7. Tennis superstars
  8. Refused to give up her seat on a streetcar.
  9. Activist against slavery and for women's rights.
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  1. American folk artist who is known for quilting masterpieces.
  2. NASA computer and mathematician.
  3. One of the very first Black ballet dancers.
  4. First African American and Native American pilot.
  5. NBA All-Star who passed away in 2020.
  6. Man who established February as Black History Month.
  7. 44th President
  8. Discovered that insects could hear.
  9. Civil rights leader and Congressman.
  10. One of the first Black woman Broadway performers.
  11. Poet who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

20 Clues: 44th President • Tennis superstars • First Black player in the MLB. • NASA computer and mathematician. • First Black Supreme Court Justice. • Olympic and world-renowned gymnast • Discovered that insects could hear. • Civil rights leader and Congressman. • NBA All-Star who passed away in 2020. • One of the very first Black ballet dancers. • ...

20 Influential Black People 2023-02-06

20 Influential Black People crossword puzzle
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  1. was the birth month of fredlic dugles and Abraham lincoln
  2. This Male was the first black person to be the president
  3. best known for hitting more home runs than any other baseball player in history.
  4. established an agriculture extension in Alabama and founded an industrial research lab
  5. was an black professional boxer and activist
  6. The second black person to not give up her seat after claudette colvin
  7. The first black person to not give up her seat
  8. represents prosperity
  9. The first back male to play baseball
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  1. was best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style
  2. represents growth
  3. was a 14-time American League All-Star
  4. enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
  5. The first African American woman in space
  6. helped to raise public awareness of racial and sexual oppression
  7. the first black male boxer
  8. represents blood
  9. represents shared identity
  10. This Male helped get rights for black people
  11. was born in Virginia

20 Clues: represents blood • represents growth • was born in Virginia • represents prosperity • the first black male boxer • represents shared identity • The first back male to play baseball • was a 14-time American League All-Star • The first African American woman in space • was an black professional boxer and activist • This Male helped get rights for black people • ...

TOLEDO KWANZAA 2022-11-29

TOLEDO KWANZAA crossword puzzle
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  1. WHERE HUMANITY CAME FROM
  2. MAKEING THINGS
  3. USING MONEY
  4. LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA
  5. CANDLE HOLDER
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  1. WHAT DOES KWANZAA CELEBRATE?
  2. WORKING TOGETHER
  3. DEC 26-31
  4. WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER
  5. WHAT GROWS ON TREES?
  6. MONTH FOR KWANZAA
  7. COMING TOGETHER
  8. PAST EVENTS
  9. MIDDLE CANDLE

14 Clues: DEC 26-31 • USING MONEY • PAST EVENTS • MIDDLE CANDLE • CANDLE HOLDER • MAKEING THINGS • COMING TOGETHER • WORKING TOGETHER • MONTH FOR KWANZAA • WHAT GROWS ON TREES? • WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER • WHERE HUMANITY CAME FROM • LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA • WHAT DOES KWANZAA CELEBRATE?

Clase de espanol 2024-02-26

Clase de espanol crossword puzzle
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  1. summer
  2. a common spanish greeting
  3. dog
  4. blue
  5. the color of the sun
  6. cat
  7. what Mr. Allen uses to look out the window
  8. ten
  9. what you wish someone before bed
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  1. century
  2. eight
  3. the opposite of sad
  4. the name of spanish class
  5. jesus's birthday
  6. the color of blood
  7. black history month
  8. seventeen
  9. crunchy shell filled with beans and goodness
  10. one
  11. the opposite of bad

20 Clues: dog • cat • ten • one • blue • eight • summer • century • seventeen • jesus's birthday • the color of blood • the opposite of sad • black history month • the opposite of bad • the color of the sun • a common spanish greeting • the name of spanish class • what you wish someone before bed • what Mr. Allen uses to look out the window • crunchy shell filled with beans and goodness

ADVance Spring Crossword 2023-02-13

ADVance Spring Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. ___ is featured this quarter and also has a workiversary
  2. February is ___ History Month
  3. the iconic Valentine's Day symbol
  4. florists sell out of these popular blooms on February 14th
  5. March 2nd is the day to grab one of these!
  6. ___ Day is a United States holiday on February 20th
  7. Meg's recipe calls for one ___ of lavender
  8. if spring is rainy, you might need an ___
  9. March is ___ History Month
  10. practice random acts of ___
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  1. pollen brings these annoying symptoms
  2. our February workiversary
  3. which featured team member is a coffee fan?
  4. day and night are the same length on the spring ___
  5. classic Valentine's Day candy
  6. something may come in a ___ of colors
  7. they say rain makes these grow
  8. this person has a birthday on President's Day
  9. hopping animal associated with spring

19 Clues: our February workiversary • March is ___ History Month • practice random acts of ___ • February is ___ History Month • classic Valentine's Day candy • they say rain makes these grow • the iconic Valentine's Day symbol • pollen brings these annoying symptoms • something may come in a ___ of colors • hopping animal associated with spring • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2 2023-02-06

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Holiday that celebrates the end of slavery for African-American people.
  2. First Black president of the United States.
  3. Dr. Martin L. King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Spike Lee all attended this HBCU.
  4. First Black Supreme Court Justice
  5. Astronaut, doctor, and engineer; first Black woman in space.
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  1. Period of time in 1919 in which white people terrorized Black people in many cities across America.
  2. Jean-Baptiste Du Sable was the first settler and founder of this major U.S. city.
  3. Organization formed in 1909 to fight for equality and justice for people of color.
  4. Racist, white, mob spent days destroying a wealthy Black neighborhood in Tulsa, OK nicknamed ___.
  5. Katherine Johnson was a brilliant mathematician whose work at ___ helped send astronauts to space for the first time.
  6. The vice-president of the U.S. attended this HBCU.

11 Clues: First Black Supreme Court Justice • First Black president of the United States. • The vice-president of the U.S. attended this HBCU. • Astronaut, doctor, and engineer; first Black woman in space. • Holiday that celebrates the end of slavery for African-American people. • Dr. Martin L. King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Spike Lee all attended this HBCU. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-18

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States
  2. Singer and actress known as the "Queen of Soul"
  3. African American woman who became the first female self-made millionaire in America
  4. Civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech
  5. African American baseball player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
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  1. First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
  2. African American singer and actress known for her roles in "Carmen Jones" and "Porgy and Bess"
  3. Civil rights activist and leader known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
  4. African American author known for his novels "Invisible Man" and "Juneteenth"
  5. African American scientist known for his contributions to agricultural science, particularly in crop rotation
  6. American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics

11 Clues: Singer and actress known as the "Queen of Soul" • Civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech • First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature • African American author known for his novels "Invisible Man" and "Juneteenth" • American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics • ...

Black History Month (S.Michaud) 2023-02-01

Black History Month (S.Michaud) crossword puzzle
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  1. group that killed people because they were black
  2. "I have a _______" quote by MLK
  3. first African American to win an Oscar
  4. protested segregation by refusing to give up her seat on the bus
  5. the "railroad" that lead slaves to freedom
  6. first black Vice President
  7. MLB's first African American player
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  1. won Nobel Peace Prize in 1965
  2. when white people can not sit or eat with other colored people
  3. proclamation that abolished slavery in the US
  4. 49th US President

11 Clues: 49th US President • first black Vice President • won Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 • "I have a _______" quote by MLK • MLB's first African American player • first African American to win an Oscar • the "railroad" that lead slaves to freedom • proclamation that abolished slavery in the US • group that killed people because they were black • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-06

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Rapper "Double Up" "Last time that I checked"
  2. famous lady who refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus
  3. The King of Pop
  4. A famous male singer who became blind as a boy
  5. former talk show host and billionaire
  6. Rapper and actress Living Single"
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  1. This famous actor played in Bad Boys
  2. Filmmaker and actor who made "Madea" popular
  3. 44th President of the United States
  4. Female singer was formerly in Destin's child
  5. Famous NBA player for Chicago Bulls "23"

11 Clues: The King of Pop • Rapper and actress Living Single" • 44th President of the United States • This famous actor played in Bad Boys • former talk show host and billionaire • Famous NBA player for Chicago Bulls "23" • Filmmaker and actor who made "Madea" popular • Female singer was formerly in Destin's child • Rapper "Double Up" "Last time that I checked" • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-03

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. , Month known as Black History Month
  2. O. Davis Sr. , He was the first black general in the african military
  3. Eliza Mahoney, First black professional nurse in the US
  4. Clovin, She was 15 years old when she was arrested for not giving up her seat
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  1. coleman , First licensed black piolit
  2. Bolin,The first black women to attend Yale Law School and became the first female judge.
  3. tubman, Led Hundreds of enslaved people to freedom
  4. Hale william,Opened privident hospital in Chicago, was first to racially intergrated staff.
  5. C. Jemison, First african american who to orbit into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour
  6. Obama : Was the 44th president of the United states of America also the first black president.
  7. Marshall , American civil rights lawyer

11 Clues: , Month known as Black History Month • coleman , First licensed black piolit • Marshall , American civil rights lawyer • tubman, Led Hundreds of enslaved people to freedom • Eliza Mahoney, First black professional nurse in the US • O. Davis Sr. , He was the first black general in the african military • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2021-02-03

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Black woman elected to Congress
  2. first African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana at the height of desegregation
  3. First African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
  4. first Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923
  5. First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950
Down
  1. First licensed Black pilot in the world
  2. March on Washington
  3. First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939
  4. first African American woman who orbited into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
  5. Set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
  6. first Black female doctor in the United States

11 Clues: March on Washington • First Black woman elected to Congress • First licensed Black pilot in the world • first Black female doctor in the United States • First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 • First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 • first Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923 • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2021-02-03

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Black woman elected to Congress
  2. First African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana at the height of desegregation
  3. First African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
  4. First Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923
  5. First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950
Down
  1. First licensed Black pilot in the world
  2. March on Washington
  3. First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939
  4. First African American woman who orbited into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
  5. Set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
  6. first Black female doctor in the United States

11 Clues: March on Washington • First Black woman elected to Congress • First licensed Black pilot in the world • first Black female doctor in the United States • First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 • First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 • First Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923 • ...

Teacher Black History Month 2021-02-05

Teacher Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. destined daughter sponsor and AKA member
  2. 1st supervisor
  3. founding member of destined daughters
  4. Former Giants player
  5. Virginia's first black U.S.Congressman
  6. destined daughter sponsor and Delta
Down
  1. Procrascreation
  2. Omega
  3. teenager on bus
  4. last supervisor
  5. Our brother's keeper and Howard University

11 Clues: Omega • 1st supervisor • Procrascreation • teenager on bus • last supervisor • Former Giants player • destined daughter sponsor and Delta • founding member of destined daughters • Virginia's first black U.S.Congressman • destined daughter sponsor and AKA member • Our brother's keeper and Howard University

Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-26

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which President recognized Black History Month in 1976?
  2. Last name of the first African American Woman elected to Congress in 1969
  3. Last name of the first African-American Secretary of State
  4. Number 42 on the Dodgers
  5. Which state did Obama represent in the Senate before becoming president?
Down
  1. What state was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From?
  2. Co-founder of the NAACP and the author of the novel "The Souls of Black Folk"
  3. Civil rights leader who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.
  4. Last name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice
  5. What state was Obama born in?
  6. Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?

11 Clues: Number 42 on the Dodgers • What state was Obama born in? • What state was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From? • Which President recognized Black History Month in 1976? • Last name of the first African-American Secretary of State • Last name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice • Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella? • ...