black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-28

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Woman who is known as the "mother of the civil rights movement"
  2. Unfair treatment to people of color
  3. What there was in the streets often with big groups of people to express their feelings
  4. American author, poet, and civil rights activist
  5. A movement to end discrimination, prejudice, racism throughout the United States.
  6. When the civil rights movement started
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  1. A month to celebrate the culture and history of people of color
  2. Month dedicated to Black history
  3. Woman before rosa parks that who stood up and helped the civil rights movement
  4. The separation of white people from people of color
  5. A man who helped the civil rights movement and is well known for his famous speeches

11 Clues: Month dedicated to Black history • Unfair treatment to people of color • When the civil rights movement started • American author, poet, and civil rights activist • The separation of white people from people of color • A month to celebrate the culture and history of people of color • Woman who is known as the "mother of the civil rights movement" • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-23

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. To work against an opposing group of people.
  2. Persuasive writing.
  3. The separation of two different types of people.
  4. Showing disrespect and insolence.
  5. The act of negatively treating a different group of people.
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  1. Agonizing pain.
  2. An act of making suffering less severe.
  3. When someone tries to save others from evil.
  4. Someone that tries to evoke negative emotions from a crowd.
  5. Willing to help others.
  6. To be in an aggressive and violent state.

11 Clues: Agonizing pain. • Persuasive writing. • Willing to help others. • Showing disrespect and insolence. • An act of making suffering less severe. • To be in an aggressive and violent state. • To work against an opposing group of people. • When someone tries to save others from evil. • The separation of two different types of people. • ...

Black history month crossword 2014-02-24

Black history month crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a black American of African descent
  2. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  3. having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else
  4. the movement to end slavery
  5. Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
  6. rights rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
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  1. an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts
  2. slaves people who are owned and force to work by someone else
  3. a major civil rights leader
  4. first african american president
  5. the inclusion of people of all races on an equal basis into society

11 Clues: a major civil rights leader • the movement to end slavery • first african american president • a black American of African descent • Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control • slaves people who are owned and force to work by someone else • having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else • rights rights of full citizenship and equality under the law • ...

Black History Month Review 2023-02-27

Black History Month Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone who rights for equal rights
  2. The state Jackie Robinson was from
  3. The game that Jackie Robinson played
  4. The city MLK was from
  5. I have a ________ was MLK's famous Speech
  6. To give up or refuse to do something
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  1. Where MLK gave his famous speech
  2. This Women refused to give up her seat on the bus
  3. The state Rosa Park's was from
  4. MLK's First name
  5. The team Jackie Robinson played for

11 Clues: MLK's First name • The city MLK was from • The state Rosa Park's was from • Where MLK gave his famous speech • The state Jackie Robinson was from • Someone who rights for equal rights • The team Jackie Robinson played for • The game that Jackie Robinson played • To give up or refuse to do something • I have a ________ was MLK's famous Speech • ...

Black History Month: Poets 2023-02-15

Black History Month: Poets crossword puzzle
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  1. President Obama gave Angelou the Presidential Medal of _________.
  2. A ______ is a certain way of speaking.
  3. Langston Hughes won a scholarship to _______ University.
  4. Langston Hughes was a leader of the ______ Renaissance.
  5. In the 1960s, the South was ________, so black people were not allowed in many places.
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  1. Hughes’ first book was called, “Not Without ______”.
  2. What state were both Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes born in?
  3. Which president was being inaugurated when Amanda Gorman read her poem?
  4. In his teens, Hughes started to write _____.
  5. Angelou’s most famous work is named, “I Know Why the ____ Bird Sings”.
  6. What kind of music inspired Hughes?

11 Clues: What kind of music inspired Hughes? • A ______ is a certain way of speaking. • In his teens, Hughes started to write _____. • Hughes’ first book was called, “Not Without ______”. • Langston Hughes was a leader of the ______ Renaissance. • Langston Hughes won a scholarship to _______ University. • What state were both Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes born in? • ...

Black History 2024-02-29

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. First African-American woman to hold a pilot license
  2. This activist believed in Black Power and changed his name
  3. "I have a dream."
  4. The month for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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  1. An important activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
  2. Which war led to the end of slavery.
  3. Black History Month.
  4. The "Black Mamba" of basketball.
  5. First African-American President of the U.S.
  6. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

10 Clues: "I have a dream." • Black History Month. • The "Black Mamba" of basketball. • Which war led to the end of slavery. • The month for Martin Luther King Jr. Day • "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." • First African-American President of the U.S. • First African-American woman to hold a pilot license • An important activist who refused to give up her bus seat. • ...

Black History Month Vocab Words 2022-02-15

Black History Month Vocab Words crossword puzzle
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  1. not conclusive
  2. Something inherited
  3. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns
  4. to be appreciated
  5. The choice to do as you please
  6. Learning
  7. something that has been achieved successfully
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  1. Winning
  2. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning
  3. The month of Black history
  4. The way of treating somebody differently depending on their gender, race, or body type
  5. to be nice
  6. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
  7. A type of walking
  8. The past

15 Clues: Winning • Learning • The past • to be nice • not conclusive • to be appreciated • A type of walking • Something inherited • The month of Black history • The choice to do as you please • something that has been achieved successfully • relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns • the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning • ...

toni morrison ela project 2023-03-03

toni morrison ela project crossword puzzle
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  1. celebrated author
  2. the history of black people.
  3. to think/look at thoughtfully
  4. a type of book that is often lengthy.
  5. a month in which we celebrate black history.
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  1. a point of view
  2. a marked change in someone/something.
  3. to be consisting or controlled by many males
  4. the state in which Toni Morrison was born.

9 Clues: a point of view • celebrated author • the history of black people. • to think/look at thoughtfully • a marked change in someone/something. • a type of book that is often lengthy. • the state in which Toni Morrison was born. • to be consisting or controlled by many males • a month in which we celebrate black history.

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month 2024-03-04

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Nicknamed the Claw
  2. Helped invent peanuts
  3. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  4. Famous woman who helped in the Underground Railroad
  5. King of Pop
  6. Best 3 point shooter ever
  7. 20 Years in Lakers
  8. Number 23 Bulls Player
  9. Scored 40,000 points in NBA
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  1. Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  2. Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  3. Played Killmonger in Black Panther
  4. First ever African American to play in the MLB
  5. Famous black orator and abolitionist
  6. Played Black Panther

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month 2024-03-04

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Nicknamed the Claw
  2. Helped invent peanuts
  3. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  4. Famous woman who helped in the Underground Railroad
  5. King of Pop
  6. Best 3 point shooter ever
  7. 20 Years in Lakers
  8. Number 23 Bulls Player
  9. Scored 40,000 points in NBA
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  1. Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  2. Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  3. Played Killmonger in Black Panther
  4. First ever African American to play in the MLB
  5. Famous black orator and abolitionist
  6. Played Black Panther

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-26

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Canadian rap musician who first gained fame as an actor on the acclaimed TV teenage drama series Degrassi
  2. is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. In fact, he's arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time. He was a four-time gold medalist with USA Basketball, including winning two Olympic golds, and was twice named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
  3. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  4. an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to former president Barack Obama.
  5. Basketball star who died by a helicopter crash
  6. an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music.
  7. an American abolitionist and social activist, After escaping slavery
  8. her distinctive and versatile voice and for her fashionable appearance. She was also known for her beauty and fashion lines.
  9. is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden.
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  1. an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
  2. First black person to play in MLB (Major League Baseball)
  3. an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
  4. First black president and 44th president
  5. is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s.
  6. she gave up her seat to a white guy on the bus

15 Clues: First black president and 44th president • Basketball star who died by a helicopter crash • she gave up her seat to a white guy on the bus • First black person to play in MLB (Major League Baseball) • an American abolitionist and social activist, After escaping slavery • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • ...

Black History Month Crossword (Calhoun) 2023-03-01

Black History Month Crossword (Calhoun) crossword puzzle
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  1. A political activist to rival Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  2. The act that many known black activists protested for their rights.
  3. Yearly celebration for African Americans around Christmas time.
  4. Music that was famous in the New Orleans region and was commonly played by Black people
  5. The act of moving African slaves all over the world.
  6. Escaped slave and leader of the "Underground Railroad"
  7. Author economist political commentater considered one of the most influential black conservatives.
  8. Famous abolitionist and author who published books such as "My Bondage and My Freedom"
  9. First African American Secretary of State ever.
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  1. A famed African/Indian goddess of the Water
  2. First female African American Secretary of State.
  3. Current Vice President
  4. The shortest month of the year celebrating a certain race of people.
  5. Was a civil rights activist that was assassinated for his beliefs.
  6. First Black Supreme Court Justice

15 Clues: Current Vice President • First Black Supreme Court Justice • A famed African/Indian goddess of the Water • First African American Secretary of State ever. • First female African American Secretary of State. • The act of moving African slaves all over the world. • Escaped slave and leader of the "Underground Railroad" • ...

Black-History month crossword pussle 2023-02-14

Black-History month crossword pussle crossword puzzle
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  1. First African-American president of the United States
  2. JF pickering designed a floating ship
  3. Considered the greatest basketball player in history
  4. and singer who fought for racial integration
  5. first self made milionare
  6. Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut
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  1. First african american to play major league baseball
  2. He had a dream about civil rights
  3. Rosa was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  4. One of the most popular singers and performers of all time
  5. one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music
  6. home run king
  7. Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  8. Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  9. The first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South

15 Clues: home run king • first self made milionare • He had a dream about civil rights • JF pickering designed a floating ship • and singer who fought for racial integration • Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • First african american to play major league baseball • Considered the greatest basketball player in history • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Newbery-winning author of the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
  2. The first Black woman to hold a pilot's license.
  3. Author of the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
  4. A scientist and astronomer who helped lay out the boundaries for Washington DC.
  5. A "human computer" for NASA who calculated the trajectory path for Apollo 11.
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  1. A fifteen-year-old who protested bus segregation (hint: not Rosa Parks).
  2. Track and field star who won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
  3. Nicknamed Moses for helping hundreds of enslaved people escape to freedom.
  4. Founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
  5. The first Black woman to travel in space.
  6. Composer of the song "It Don't Mean a Thing Ig It Ain't Got That Swing".
  7. Scientist noted for his work with peanuts.
  8. First woman in the United States to serve as president of a bank.
  9. Children's author of the book Brown Girl Dreaming.
  10. Most decorated gymnast of all time.

15 Clues: Founder of the Tuskegee Institute. • Most decorated gymnast of all time. • The first Black woman to travel in space. • Scientist noted for his work with peanuts. • The first Black woman to hold a pilot's license. • Children's author of the book Brown Girl Dreaming. • Author of the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. • ...

Black History Month: Icon Edition 2024-02-05

Black History Month: Icon Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. This comedian-turned-director is responsible for directing horror films such as Get Out, Nope, and US.
  2. The 44th president of the United States who served from 2009-2017.
  3. In 1967, he became the first black Supreme Court Justice. This means he was one of nine judges serving on the highest court of the United States.
  4. Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold. Known as one of the best tennis players of all time.
  5. The first black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. You may know her as "Storm" in the X-Men films of 2000 and 2003.
  6. In 1959, this singer became the first black woman to win a Grammy.
  7. Civil rights activist, known for his "I Have a Dream" Speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963
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  1. With a total of 32 awards and 88 nominations from the Grammy Awards for her music, she is the most-awarded and most nominated (tied alongside her husband) artist in Grammy history.
  2. This singer-dancer-actress got her start on Disney Channel and is known for her roles in Spider-man, Euphoria, The Greatest Showman, Dune, and many more.
  3. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend and pioneer of the "soul" genre. Also known for being blind and singing "Georgia on My Mind"
  4. The first African American child to attend a predominantly white elementary school in 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana. She is still alive today and only 69 years young!
  5. This singer and actress played Ariel in the 2023 version of The Little Mermaid.
  6. Known best for his rap-country song, "Old Town Road"
  7. The first black man to become an EGOT winner in 2018. This means he has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award
  8. Famous shooting guard who played with the Lakers for 20 years. Passed away in a tragic helicopter crash in 2020 with his daughter and 7 others.

15 Clues: Known best for his rap-country song, "Old Town Road" • The 44th president of the United States who served from 2009-2017. • In 1959, this singer became the first black woman to win a Grammy. • This singer and actress played Ariel in the 2023 version of The Little Mermaid. • ...

Black History Trivia 2021-02-03

Black History Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. The first black person to independently own a film studio in the US in 2019?
  2. In the 19th century, what percentage of cowboys in the American West were Black?
  3. The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver?
  4. Who was both the first African American and first Native American woman to pilot an airplane?
  5. What cartoon character was inspired by a Black jazz singer named Esther Jones?
  6. What traditional African practice was brought to the United States by Onesimus to help deal with the smallpox epidemic?
  7. In 1926 what black Historian started the concept of “Black History Month”?
  8. What product is Madame CJ Walker known for?
  9. The only black owned newspaper in Kansas?
  10. 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”?
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  1. Rosetta Tharpe Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll?
  2. Who was the first African American to receive an academy award?
  3. What song did the African Americans sing to power themselves in times of strife?
  4. Phillis Wheatly, the first female African American Author was published at what age?
  5. Which fifteen-year-old schoolgirl refused to move to the back of the bus, nine months before Rosa Parks?
  6. In the early 20th century, where was the Black Wall Street located in the United States? In 1921, what tragedy occurred there?
  7. Magazine The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita?
  8. The youngest inaugural poet in US history?
  9. The first black person to be president of an Ivy League school?
  10. Interracial marriage un the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until what year?
  11. What holiday is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?
  12. What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire?
  13. This speech was one of the greatest speeches in American history and key parts of it were improvised.
  14. Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television?
  15. Who was the first African American appointed by Pope Francis?

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 first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • Magazine The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television? • ...

February Crossword 2023-02-17

February Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. February is _______ History Month. (Hint: it's like how March is Women's History Month)
  2. Aquarius and _________ are the Zodiac signs of February.
  3. February 14th
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  1. President's day is celebrated on the ___________ of February.
  2. February's birthstone is __________.
  3. January is the first month and February is the _________ month.
  4. The Superbowl is on a __________.
  5. One of February's birth flowers is the __________.

8 Clues: February 14th • The Superbowl is on a __________. • February's birthstone is __________. • One of February's birth flowers is the __________. • Aquarius and _________ are the Zodiac signs of February. • President's day is celebrated on the ___________ of February. • January is the first month and February is the _________ month. • ...

Black History 2022-11-24

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. won 4 gold medals at 1936 olympics
  2. James __________ Johnson wrote the black national anthem
  3. _________Renaissance a period of rich artistic and cultural activity from 1921-1930s
  4. how America became so rich
  5. First Black into space
  6. Did song called "Dear Mama"
  7. Canadian rapper says
  8. Tommie __________ and John Carlos black power salute at 1968 Olympics
  9. "I ain't saying she a golddigger"
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  1. wrote "I know why the Caged Bird Sings"
  2. Plays Madea
  3. authored "A Raisin In the Sun"
  4. Title black national anthem
  5. "__________is beautiful"
  6. author and poet who wrote "I Too Sing America"
  7. ________ Figures, story about black "human computers" responsible for calculations at NASA
  8. Gave blacks the right to vote

17 Clues: Plays Madea • Canadian rapper says • First Black into space • "__________is beautiful" • how America became so rich • Title black national anthem • Did song called "Dear Mama" • Gave blacks the right to vote • authored "A Raisin In the Sun" • "I ain't saying she a golddigger" • won 4 gold medals at 1936 olympics • wrote "I know why the Caged Bird Sings" • ...

Black History Trivia 2021-02-01

Black History Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first African American to receive an academy award?
  2. In the 19th century, what percentage of cowboys in the American West were Black?
  3. 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?
  4. What traditional African practice was brought to the United States by Onesimus to help deal with the smallpox epidemic?
  5. What song did the African Americans sing to power themselves in times of strife?
  6. What cartoon character was inspired by a Black jazz singer named Esther Jones?
  7. In the early 20th century, what tragedy occurred in Black Wall Street?
  8. The first black person to independently own a film studio in the US in 2019?
  9. Who was the first African American appointed by Pope Francis?
  10. In 1926 what black Historian started the concept of “Black History Month”?
  11. The youngest inaugural poet in US history?
  12. In 2016, the first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver?
  13. Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll?
  14. This speech was one of the greatest speeches in American history and key parts of it were improvised.
  15. Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television?
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  1. The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita?
  2. The only black owned newspaper in Kansas?
  3. Which fifteen-year-old schoolgirl refused to move to the back of the bus, nine months before Rosa Parks?
  4. The first black person to be president of an Ivy League school in 2000?
  5. Interracial marriage in the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until what year?
  6. Who was both the first African American and first Native American woman to pilot an airplane?
  7. What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire?
  8. Phillis Wheatly, the first female African American Author was published at what age?
  9. What was Madame CJ Walker known for?
  10. What holiday is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?

25 Clues: What was Madame CJ Walker known for? • The only black owned newspaper in Kansas? • The youngest inaugural poet in US history? • The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television? • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-05

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. physicist and mathematician who helped launch the first use of digital electronic computers at NASA
  2. hailed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as “the most gifted instrumentalist of all time”
  3. American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball
  4. known for writing "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings"
  5. sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song
  6. patrolled African American neighbourhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality
  7. known as the "Queen of Soul"
  8. pioneer of modern-day medicine when a doctor stole her cells in 1951
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  1. American composer and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 until his death
  2. "theater's poet of Black America''
  3. first African-American president of the United States
  4. the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School
  5. the most financially successful Black painter in US history
  6. well known for her anti-lynching efforts
  7. 14 year boy from Chicago who was lynched

15 Clues: known as the "Queen of Soul" • "theater's poet of Black America'' • well known for her anti-lynching efforts • 14 year boy from Chicago who was lynched • sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song • known for writing "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings" • first African-American president of the United States • ...

Welcome, February! 2021-01-29

Welcome, February! crossword puzzle
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  1. A _____ by any other name would smell as sweet
  2. I Love to _____ Month (for children)
  3. Favorite candy of the month
  4. Superbowl is final game
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  1. Punxsutawney Phil
  2. American _____ Month
  3. Be mine?
  4. _____ History Month

8 Clues: Be mine? • Punxsutawney Phil • _____ History Month • American _____ Month • Superbowl is final game • Favorite candy of the month • I Love to _____ Month (for children) • A _____ by any other name would smell as sweet

black history month crossword puzzle 2023-02-23

black history month crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Won an MVP award in 2001 and has very good handles and also played for the 76ers
  2. Got 100 points in one NBA game
  3. The first black President in the United states
  4. Was the strongest boxer ever
  5. Refused to give up her seat to a white man
  6. Has the most points in NBA history and played for the Los Angeles Lakers
  7. Played on the Chicago Bulls and won six rings
  8. Was the boxing heavyweight world champion in 1964
  9. Played on the Los Angeles Lakers and won 5 championship games and won a dunk contest in 1997
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  1. Was the shortest NBA player ever.
  2. First Black Baseball player to ever play in the major league.
  3. Plays for the Boston Celtics and has the Most rings in NBA history
  4. Was the number 1 draft pick for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011
  5. Broke an NBA record and was the youngest player to ever get an MVP award in 2011.
  6. Plays on the Memphis Grizzlies and has the best vertical in the NBA.

15 Clues: Was the strongest boxer ever • Got 100 points in one NBA game • Was the shortest NBA player ever. • Refused to give up her seat to a white man • Played on the Chicago Bulls and won six rings • The first black President in the United states • Was the boxing heavyweight world champion in 1964 • First Black Baseball player to ever play in the major league. • ...

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month 2024-03-04

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Nicknamed the Claw
  2. Helped invent peanuts
  3. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  4. Famous woman who helped in the Underground Railroad
  5. King of Pop
  6. Best 3 point shooter ever
  7. 20 Years in Lakers
  8. Number 23 Bulls Player
  9. Scored 40,000 points in NBA
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  1. Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  2. Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  3. Played Killmonger in Black Panther
  4. First ever African American to play in the MLB
  5. Famous black orator and abolitionist
  6. Played Black Panther

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month 2024-03-04

Crossword Puzzle - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Nicknamed the Claw
  2. Helped invent peanuts
  3. Nicknamed "The Greatest"
  4. Famous woman who helped in the Underground Railroad
  5. King of Pop
  6. Best 3 point shooter ever
  7. 20 Years in Lakers
  8. Number 23 Bulls Player
  9. Scored 40,000 points in NBA
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  1. Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  2. Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
  3. Played Killmonger in Black Panther
  4. First ever African American to play in the MLB
  5. Famous black orator and abolitionist
  6. Played Black Panther

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

Random 2022-02-24

Random crossword puzzle
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  1. Youtube
  2. pulls your check
  3. Mom, dad, sister brother
  4. sticky
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  1. Black history month
  2. You sleep on this
  3. You eat your dinner on this
  4. us
  5. United
  6. Please

10 Clues: us • United • Please • sticky • Youtube • pulls your check • You sleep on this • Black history month • Mom, dad, sister brother • You eat your dinner on this

YWCA WCMI Black History Month 2022 2022-02-01

YWCA WCMI Black History Month 2022 crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black president
  2. Poet whose most iconic poems include "Harlem" and "I, Too"
  3. an iconic Black writer and poet whose work coined phrases like “your silence will not protect you”
  4. He invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion.
  5. Engineer who received nearly 60 patents over the course of his life including inventions related to lubrication systems, an ironing board, a lawn sprinkler, and other machines.
  6. First African American woman to become a self-made millionaire
  7. Author of works that often grappled with issues of race, class and gender equity. One of her titles is "The Bluest Eye"
  8. President who signed the Equal Pay Act into law
  9. Best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible.
  10. First African American USA Senator
  11. First Black woman billionaire per Business Insider
  12. First Black man to become secretary of state
  13. This neighbor of the US also celebrates Black History Month in February
  14. American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.
  15. First Black woman elected to the YWCA National
  16. The first Black player for Major League Baseball
  17. Earned over 130 chemical patents, including a firefighting solution called "Bean soup" which helped save the lives of thousands of sailors and naval arimen during World War 2
  18. First Black actress to win an Academy Award
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  1. Activist scholar who spent eighteen months in jail and on trial, after being placed on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted List.”
  2. Famous author of many works including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," she is also the first Black woman to be featured on the US quarter
  3. Civil Rights advocate, feminist, lawyer, ordained priest, and creator of the term #JaneCrow
  4. The President that signed the Civil Rights Act into law
  5. Per the NPCA, the "most photographed" American in the 1800's
  6. best known for her major contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers. Her work was recently recognized and featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
  7. First African American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921
  8. Activist organization founded in 1909
  9. First Black man appointed to the US Supreme Court
  10. This federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of African-American slaves
  11. the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.
  12. This singer has won the most Grammy Awards of any singer in history
  13. Age of Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to go to an otherwise all-white elementary school in the South
  14. First Black man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908
  15. The approximate number of people Harriet Tubman rescued from slavery
  16. Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1968. This was the state she represented.
  17. First Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; coined the term womanism

35 Clues: First Black president • First African American USA Senator • Activist organization founded in 1909 • First Black actress to win an Academy Award • First Black man to become secretary of state • First Black woman elected to the YWCA National • President who signed the Equal Pay Act into law • The first Black player for Major League Baseball • ...

Black History Month 2024 Crossword 2 2024-02-08

Black History Month 2024 Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. This “Alien Superstar” singer has won a record 32 Grammy awards.
  2. A fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, she wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.'
  3. This “Queen” was the first female artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
  4. She was the 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate winner.
  5. She was the first Black female playwright to have a play performed on Broadway.
  6. Member of The Fugees, she became the first rapper to grace the cover of Time magazine.
  7. The first African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.
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  1. This actress and soprano has earned a record 6 Tony Awards to date.
  2. She is the creator of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and Inventing Anna
  3. This filmmaker’s credits include Selma, When They See Us, and A Wrinkle in Time.
  4. This Grammy winning Gospel icon was offered and declined his first contract at age 7.
  5. This award-winning actor starred in 42, Get On Up and Black Panther.
  6. This “Respect” star and daytime talk show host acquired an EGOT in 2022.
  7. This Blues singer loved his Lucille.
  8. This Shaft director became the first Black director of a major Hollywood studio film.
  9. His acclaimed work Notes of a Native Son spotlighted racial inequality in the U.S.
  10. The Color Purple won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction making her the first Black woman to win.
  11. This Phenomenal Woman, known as America’s Poet Laureate, never officially served.
  12. This author of Beloved was the 1st Black woman to earn a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature
  13. This Fruitvale Station director, directed the person and film mentioned in question 5.
  14. A singer, songwriter and civil rights activist known for her song Feeling Good.

21 Clues: This Blues singer loved his Lucille. • She was the 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate winner. • This “Alien Superstar” singer has won a record 32 Grammy awards. • She is the creator of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and Inventing Anna • This actress and soprano has earned a record 6 Tony Awards to date. • ...

In Celebration of Black History Month 2024-02-15

In Celebration of Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Activist and famous football running back.
  2. Invented the Golf Tee.
  3. 44TH President of United States?
  4. First name of U.S. Senator born in 1937?
  5. Famous basketball player for the Lakers
  6. Born in 1817 or 1818,social reformer, activist
  7. Starred in the heat of the night.
  8. Sang Kiss an Angel Good Morning
  9. Who invented the three way traffic light?
  10. Senator of South Carolina?
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  1. Minister, Activist, Philosopher
  2. Invented the Potato Chip
  3. 65th Secretary of State
  4. Famous boxer?
  5. Who starred in Beverly Hills Cop?
  6. Famous track star?
  7. Sang When Doves Cry.
  8. Who starred in Shawshank Redemption?
  9. Famous home run slugger?
  10. Civil Rights Activist.

20 Clues: Famous boxer? • Famous track star? • Sang When Doves Cry. • Invented the Golf Tee. • Civil Rights Activist. • 65th Secretary of State • Invented the Potato Chip • Famous home run slugger? • Senator of South Carolina? • Minister, Activist, Philosopher • Sang Kiss an Angel Good Morning • 44TH President of United States? • Who starred in Beverly Hills Cop? • ...

CREI Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-02

CREI Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Inventor of automatic lubrication systems for steam engines
  2. This Alabama city was an important site in the struggle for equal voting rights
  3. Successfully argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 and became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice in 1967
  4. This city, also known as Motown, was the epicenter of commercial soul music in the post-war period
  5. Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who mediated the first Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  6. Black holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1 that is based on seven key principles.
  7. Inventor of the hairbrush with synthetic bristles and suffragette
  8. Civil rights activist, suffragette, journalist, and founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  9. Black and Gay advocate who authored the novel If Beale Street Could Talk
  10. Reverend, Nobel Prize winner, and Civil Rights Movement icon
  11. Father of the blood bank
  12. Inventor of the traffic light
  13. Investigative journalist, anti-lynching activist, and author of The Red Record
  14. Inventor of the modern elevator
  15. A leader of the 1969 Stonewall uprising which transformed the fight for LGBT rights in the United States
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  1. Acclaimed fastest woman in the world in the 1960s, she became the first American women to win three gold medals in a single Olympic game
  2. Early advocate of school desegregation, abolitionist, and suffragist. In addition to Abraham Lincoln, February was chosen as Black History Month in memory of his birth month.
  3. Jean Baptiste-Point du Sable founded this “windy” North American city
  4. First free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere
  5. 20th century environmentalist and agricultural scientist who developed over 100 food recipes using peanuts
  6. Harlem Renaissance author, anthropologist, and filmmaker best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God
  7. Mathematician and astronomer who surveyed present-day District of Columbia
  8. First woman to charter a bank in the United States
  9. 15-year-old girl arrested for refusing to give up her seat nine months before Rosa Parks’ infamous case.
  10. 19th century abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad
  11. Labor leader instrumental in World War Two ban on discrimination in U.S. defense industries
  12. Union activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  13. William Alexander Leidesdorff co-founded this Bay Area city
  14. Olympic gold medalist who shattered Hitler’s myth of Aryan superiority at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

29 Clues: Father of the blood bank • Inventor of the traffic light • Inventor of the modern elevator • First woman to charter a bank in the United States • First free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere • Inventor of automatic lubrication systems for steam engines • William Alexander Leidesdorff co-founded this Bay Area city • ...

Wonderful Together Black History Month Puzzle 2024-02-21

Wonderful Together Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Scandal's Fixer!
  2. Known as the "Queen of Soul," she has 20 #1 hits and 73 entries on the Billboard Top 100.
  3. Beyonce's first solo album.
  4. The first African American woman to supervise a staff at NASA.
  5. The first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
  6. Roots: The Saga of an American Family was written by this author.
  7. The Wonderful Together Mission is "For The Wonderful Company to have a _________ and positive culture..."
  8. Key's BFF and spooky director.
  9. He won nine Track and Field Olympic medals in the 80s and 90s.
  10. CONNECT's second round of registration is open until ____ 4th, 2024.
  11. _____ Copeland is the Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.
  12. The March on Washington took place on _____ 28th, 1963.
  13. Viola Davis is the 18th winner of this.
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  1. The first self-made female millionaire.
  2. The author of Sula.
  3. Dr. King was born here.
  4. She was the moderator of the 2024 Wonderful Together Black History Month Panel.
  5. The first drag queen to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018.
  6. The first African American woman elected to Congress.
  7. George Washington _______ as the first African American to have a national park named after him.
  8. You can find the upcoming INCLUDE session dates on the Wonderful ______ schedule.
  9. The Princess to the Frog.

22 Clues: Scandal's Fixer! • The author of Sula. • Dr. King was born here. • The Princess to the Frog. • Beyonce's first solo album. • Key's BFF and spooky director. • The first self-made female millionaire. • Viola Davis is the 18th winner of this. • The first African American woman elected to Congress. • The March on Washington took place on _____ 28th, 1963. • ...

Black History Month STEM Periodic Table 2024-02-21

Black History Month STEM Periodic Table crossword puzzle
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  1. Vivien Thomas was Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s main instructor of ______in 1976.
  2. Opened the Evanston Sanitarium and Training School with her husband at their home.
  3. The first African American to get an M.D. in the state of Indiana
  4. First African American women to travel in space.
  5. Willetta Johnson is one of the first African American women to get a PhD in theoretical physics, and also a ________ winner for writing the song “Saved”
  6. Mary Reddick researched ______ embryology and chaired biology department at Atlanta University
  7. Professional model and mentor at ‘Girls Who Code’
  8. She is the program manager of the Smithsonian Institution’s Marine GEO program
  9. The AAMC's first Vice President for Community and Minority Programs
  10. Lonnie Johnsona former NASA and US Air Force engineer, most well known for his invention of the famous ________.
  11. Marie Brown invented the modern home _______system
  12. Darlene Dixon was a ___________scientist and toxicologic pathologist.
  13. Discovered the Rao-Blackwell Theorem and made contributions to game theory
  14. Stephon Alexander was a professor of physics at __________and the president of the National Society of Black Physicists.
  15. In 1961, this African-American woman helped calculate the flight path which sent Alan Shepard (first U.S. astronaut) into space.
  16. Henry Gamble was the fourth African American to graduate from _____ Medical School and was President of the National Medical Association in 1911-1912.
  17. Kizzme Corbett helped and contributed towards the creation of THIS vaccine.
  18. Susie King Taylor was the first African American _______ during the Civil War
  19. Marie Daly was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in _________in the US.
  20. Ernest E Just’s research of _________helped contribute greatly to developmental sciences
  21. A medical student who graduated from Yale and is the host of “the Dose” podcast.
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  1. First African American Woman too become a doctor in the US.
  2. Founded the “Trusted Messenger” program
  3. Marilyn Gaston discovered a revolutionary medical procedure in 1986 for _____
  4. Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light, ______, and hair straightener solution.
  5. Frederick Jones was the first African American elected to the American Society of _______ Engineers.
  6. Developed new methods of bacterial detection that the FDA and similar agencies around the world rely on today to declare foods salmonella-free
  7. Helped calculate lunar landing and orbit trajectories
  8. A slave who was instrumental in mitigating the effects of a smallpox outbreak in 1700s Boston
  9. First African American physician in Arizona, founded Booker T. Washington Memorial Hospital
  10. Alexa Canady was the first African-American woman __________in the United States
  11. Alice Augusta Ball created the first effective treatment for Hansen’s Disease otherwise known as _______.
  12. Malik & Miles George are twins who are both Biomedical Engineering PhD students at MIT, working to develop biotechnologies to combat the effects of _________.
  13. Joined the Manhattan Project as a research assistant from 1943-1945
  14. First African American woman to practice medicine in Georiga
  15. The first African-American woman to achieve a PhD in Zoology
  16. Margaret Collins did extensive research on________.
  17. opened the first nursing school in Georgia with her husband
  18. Inventor of the kidney dish and electric self-feeding machine
  19. James Harris was the first African American to discover an __________ on the periodic table; discovered elements 104 and 105.
  20. Treena Arinzeh was the founder of the first ________ Engineering and Applied Biomaterials Laboratory at NJIT
  21. Abdasis Hussein focuses his studies on _________diapause with mice.

42 Clues: Founded the “Trusted Messenger” program • First African American women to travel in space. • Professional model and mentor at ‘Girls Who Code’ • Marie Brown invented the modern home _______system • Margaret Collins did extensive research on________. • Helped calculate lunar landing and orbit trajectories • First African American Woman too become a doctor in the US. • ...

Croissants & Crosswords for Black History Month 2020-02-21

Croissants & Crosswords for Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. NY1 Newsanchor, known for recent children’s book, “Emma”
  2. Has won the most tennis singles titles of any man or woman
  3. The first African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court
  4. First African American President
  5. The first licensed African American female pilot
  6. The first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1968.
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  1. Known as the Father of Black History
  2. Most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad
  3. Title of children’s book written by NY1 news anchor, published by member Sussman
  4. Fredrick _______ and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays falls in February, which is part of why BHM falls in Feb
  5. The most Grammy-nominated artist in the history of the awards
  6. Jazz singer Known as “First Lady of Song.”
  7. Leader of Civil Rights Movement, Known for his “I Have a Dream” speech
  8. Known as “The Mother of the freedom movement”
  9. First African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era
  10. Poet, Author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
  11. First black woman to travel into space
  12. Nickname known as "Mamba"
  13. First female African American neurosurgeon in the US
  14. The first African American pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

20 Clues: Nickname known as "Mamba" • First African American President • Known as the Father of Black History • First black woman to travel into space • Jazz singer Known as “First Lady of Song.” • Known as “The Mother of the freedom movement” • The first licensed African American female pilot • Poet, Author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” • ...

Madame Donnelly tricky crossword 2021-01-20

Madame Donnelly tricky crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the gas we breathe to survive
  2. the best day of the week in French
  3. my favourite colour in French
  4. my favourite food
  5. the country I completed my teachers college in
  6. the bone in your knee
  7. the task you're completing right now
  8. the French word for snow
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  1. the French word for dog
  2. the city I am living in right now
  3. who is our prime minister in Canada?
  4. the month we are in right now (in French)
  5. the name of the dog I am fostering
  6. school in French
  7. next month is _______ history month

15 Clues: school in French • my favourite food • the bone in your knee • the French word for dog • the French word for snow • the gas we breathe to survive • my favourite colour in French • the city I am living in right now • the best day of the week in French • the name of the dog I am fostering • next month is _______ history month • who is our prime minister in Canada? • ...

B.L.A.C.C. Black Business Expo Trivia Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-21

B.L.A.C.C. Black Business Expo Trivia Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. What book did Dr. Claud Anderson write?
  2. What year was black business month established?
  3. What development program does Suncoast Credit Union offer that can assist businesses including black businesses?
  4. Who created Negro history week?
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  1. What is the first black owned bank?
  2. The first black self-made millionaire?
  3. What is the largest black owned business in the US?
  4. The first African-American to charter a US bank?
  5. Who is the wealthiest black man in America?
  6. Where was Black Street located?
  7. What year was the National Black Business League founded?

11 Clues: Where was Black Street located? • Who created Negro history week? • What is the first black owned bank? • The first black self-made millionaire? • What book did Dr. Claud Anderson write? • Who is the wealthiest black man in America? • What year was black business month established? • The first African-American to charter a US bank? • ...

Prominent Black Figures for Black History Month 2022-02-16

Prominent Black Figures for Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Professional tennis player, won 23 Grand Slam singles titles
  2. Canadian jazz pianist that's won 7 Grammy Awards
  3. First black and Asian female vice president
  4. Canadian-born inventor & engineer, 57 US patents
  5. Canadian sprinter that's won 6 Olympic medals
  6. Let hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the underground railroad
  7. Got arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat
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  1. First Black Canadian Member of Parliment
  2. First president of South Africa
  3. First African-American president
  4. First Canadian sprinter to break the 10 second mark in the 100 meter sprint
  5. Movie theatre Rosa Parks
  6. First Black Haitian Canadian person to be Governer General of Canada
  7. He had a dream
  8. Professional boxer, nicknamed "The Great" and is widely regarded as the best heavyweight boxer of all time

15 Clues: He had a dream • Movie theatre Rosa Parks • First president of South Africa • First African-American president • First Black Canadian Member of Parliment • First black and Asian female vice president • Canadian sprinter that's won 6 Olympic medals • Canadian jazz pianist that's won 7 Grammy Awards • Canadian-born inventor & engineer, 57 US patents • ...

Naomi Scalici's Black History Month Project 2023-02-24

Naomi Scalici's Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. An African-American agricultural scientist who is known for creating hundreds of products with peanuts
  2. A civil rights activist who was one of the most well known proponent of Black Nationalism
  3. Founder of Tuskegee University and was an educator and civil rights leader
  4. A Tuskegee airman who was known for being the first African-American commander in an integrated fighter wing
  5. The first African-American president of the United States
  6. A born slave who was famous for suing his masters for his freedom
  7. A poet who was considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  8. A civil rights activist best known for not giving up their seat on a segregated bus
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  1. A Black Nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement and was the founder of the UNIA
  2. A famous African-American diplomat and soldier who also served as Secretary of the United States
  3. A civil rights activist best known for his "I Have A Dream" speech
  4. A civil rights activist who helped lead the Niagara movement and helped form the NAACP
  5. One of the most well-known leaders of the Underground Railroad
  6. African-American memoirist and poet who wrote the poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  7. A guitarist and blues singer who was called "King of the Blues
  8. An activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s
  9. A famous author from the Harlem Renaissance who was best known for their book "Their Eyes were Watching Goton d"
  10. The first slave to have a published book
  11. A French dancer and actress who was the first African-American to star in a movie
  12. The first female African-American secretary of state

20 Clues: The first slave to have a published book • The first female African-American secretary of state • An activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s • The first African-American president of the United States • A poet who was considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance • One of the most well-known leaders of the Underground Railroad • ...

Just Some Fun! 2021-02-17

Just Some Fun! crossword puzzle
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  1. Marvel's first black character
  2. STEM University in Cambridge
  3. Spiral forms in the ocean
  4. First gay marvel character
  5. Has 3 sides
  6. Blue and Red make this color
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  1. Black History Month
  2. New show about the Scarlet Witch
  3. Acronym for Queer and Trans People of color
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. 1st planet from the Sun
  6. She sung "I want to run to you"
  7. Acronym for Lesbian,Bisexual, Gay, Trans, and Queer
  8. Makes the world bright

14 Clues: Has 3 sides • Black History Month • Likes to chase mice • Makes the world bright • 1st planet from the Sun • Spiral forms in the ocean • First gay marvel character • STEM University in Cambridge • Blue and Red make this color • Marvel's first black character • She sung "I want to run to you" • New show about the Scarlet Witch • Acronym for Queer and Trans People of color • ...

Diversion & Inclusion Committee - Black History Month 2019-02-20

Diversion & Inclusion Committee - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Jamaican/Rastafarian singer-songwriter credit with popularizing reggae music
  2. Poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
  3. Jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Known for the albums “Kind of Blue” and “Round About Midnight”
  4. nine-time Olympic gold medalist in sprinting setting two World Records
  5. Sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, and author. Co-founder of the Niagara Movement, a group founded in 1905 to fight for equal rights for blacks.
  6. the Court's 96th justice & first African-American justice
  7. Social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who stated, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
  8. Influential author who wrote the 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
  9. South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999
  10. Composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra – wrote & performed “Take The ‘A’ Train
  11. Surgeon and medical researcher who researched in the field of blood transfusions
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  1. Professional boxer. Often referred to as "The Greatest"
  2. Famous trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor. This native son of New Orleans was nicknamed Satchmo.
  3. Alabama native who refused to give up seat on bus in Montgomery
  4. Abolitionist who helped lead Underground Railroad
  5. Delivered I have a Dream Speech on August 23, 1963
  6. Mailed themselves to freedom in a wooden crate.
  7. Jazz singer known for her rendition of the nursery rhyme “A-Tisket, A-Tasket”
  8. Novelist, playwright, and activist. Author of “If Beale Street Could Talk”
  9. Author of science fiction. Multiple winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards for her books “Bloodchild” and “Parable of the Sower”
  10. American Poet. Author of A Dream Deferred
  11. Novelist, poet, and activist who wrote, “The Color Purple”
  12. American Muslim minister and human rights activist.

23 Clues: American Poet. Author of A Dream Deferred • Mailed themselves to freedom in a wooden crate. • Abolitionist who helped lead Underground Railroad • Delivered I have a Dream Speech on August 23, 1963 • American Muslim minister and human rights activist. • Professional boxer. Often referred to as "The Greatest" • the Court's 96th justice & first African-American justice • ...

CREI Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-01

CREI Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Inventor of the traffic light
  2. Mathematician and astronomer who surveyed present-day District of Columbia
  3. Inventor of automatic lubrication systems for steam engines
  4. Acclaimed fastest woman in the world in the 1960s, she became the first American women to win three gold medals in a single Olympic game
  5. Randolph Labor leader instrumental in World War Two ban on discrimination in U.S. defense industries
  6. His murder by Minneapolis police officers sparked the largest protest movement in U.S. history.
  7. A leader of the 1969 Stonewall uprising which transformed the fight for LGBT rights in the United States
  8. King Jr Reverend, Nobel Prize winner, and Civil Rights Movement icon
  9. Black holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1 that is based on seven key principles.
  10. This Alabama city was an important site in the struggle for equal voting rights
  11. Early advocate of school desegregation, abolitionist, and suffragist. In addition to Abraham Lincoln, February was chosen as Black History Month in memory of his birth month.
  12. 19th century abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad
  13. First woman to charter a bank in the United States
  14. 15-year-old girl arrested for refusing to give up her seat nine months before Rosa Parks’ infamous case.
  15. Civil rights activist, suffragette, journalist, and founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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  1. Jean Baptiste-Point du Sable founded this “windy” North American city
  2. Investigative journalist, anti-lynching activist, and author of The Red Record
  3. Father of the blood bank
  4. Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who mediated the first Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  5. First free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere
  6. Black and Gay advocate who authored the novel If Beale Street Could Talk
  7. Carver 20th century environmentalist and agricultural scientist who developed over 100 food recipes using peanuts
  8. Inventor of the hairbrush with synthetic bristles and suffragette
  9. Olympic gold medalist who shattered Hitler’s myth of Aryan superiority at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  10. Successfully argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 and became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice in 1967
  11. Inventor of the modern elevator
  12. Harlem Renaissance author, anthropologist, and filmmaker best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God
  13. Union activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  14. This city, also known as Motown, was the epicenter of commercial soul music in the post-war period
  15. William Alexander Leidesdorff co-founded this Bay Area city

30 Clues: Father of the blood bank • Inventor of the traffic light • Inventor of the modern elevator • First woman to charter a bank in the United States • First free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere • Inventor of automatic lubrication systems for steam engines • William Alexander Leidesdorff co-founded this Bay Area city • ...

In Celebration of Black History Month 2024-02-14

In Celebration of Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First name of famous golfer.
  2. Last name of social reformer born in 1817 or 1818
  3. Starred in Man on Fire.
  4. Civil rights activist
  5. Congresswoman
  6. Sang when doves cry.
  7. 44th President
  8. Invented the three way traffic light
  9. Invented the home camera security system.
  10. Invented automatic elevator doors.
  11. Vice President of U.S.
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  1. Minister Activist Philosopher
  2. Senator of South Carolina
  3. Starred in Beverly Hills Cop
  4. Civil Rights Activist
  5. King of Pop
  6. Starred in Shawshank Redemption
  7. Famous Boxer
  8. 65th Secretary of State
  9. Invented the potato chip
  10. First name of Senator born in 1937

21 Clues: King of Pop • Famous Boxer • Congresswoman • 44th President • Sang when doves cry. • Civil Rights Activist • Civil rights activist • Vice President of U.S. • Starred in Man on Fire. • 65th Secretary of State • Invented the potato chip • Senator of South Carolina • First name of famous golfer. • Starred in Beverly Hills Cop • Minister Activist Philosopher • Starred in Shawshank Redemption • ...

Brianna NF Research Black History Month 2024-02-27

Brianna NF Research Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Mary Jackson became the first African American female engineer to work in
  2. Althea Gibson was the first African American to win a Grand Slam ____ event.
  3. Parks refuse to___ up
  4. Susie King Taylor in 1848-1912.
  5. Andrew Watson was the first Black soccer player to play at an_____
  6. Charles Follis was the first African American to play ___
  7. Dr. Guy Bluford was the first African American to go to __
  8. Ruby Bridges was the first African American kid to go to school with ______
  9. Sidney Poitier was the first African American That can win a ___
  10. George W. Johnson first African American recording star of the
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  1. Maya Angelou is known for the unique and pioneering ____writing style.
  2. Bessie Coleman April 30, 1926 in
  3. The first African American to play in MAL in the modern era
  4. He fought throughout most of his career for the abolition of ____
  5. Barack Obama was the first African American President in the _____ (abbreviation)
  6. born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S.
  7. Betty Trapp Chapman was born on October 18, 1936 in Tupelo,
  8. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, ___ 1929.
  9. Alice Coachman won the Olympic high jump title in an Olympic and American___ 5' 6 1/8".
  10. Michael Jackson died on _____ 25, 2009.

20 Clues: Parks refuse to___ up • Bessie Coleman April 30, 1926 in • Michael Jackson died on _____ 25, 2009. • Susie King Taylor in 1848-1912. • born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S. • Dr. Guy Bluford was the first African American to go to __ • The first African American to play in MAL in the modern era • ...

Crossword 2021-02-17

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Abrams/ Founder of an organization against voter suppression that helped flip Georgia Blue in the 2020 election and a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee
  2. Number of states that require Black History to be taught in school curriculums
  3. Media/ Method used by many Black Americans to engage the public in social/ political issues and one that gives a voice to underrepresented groups
  4. Hale Williams/ Founder of the first Black-owned and run hospital, and the first-ever doctor to perform open-heart surgery
  5. University that Woodson received his PhD from
  6. Jordan/ First Black women elected into the Texas state senate and first-ever Black Texan in Congress.
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  1. Founder of the Know Your Rights Camp, a civil rights activist and a football quarterback
  2. Cells/ Cells taken from Henrietta that played a pivotal role in cancer research and polio vaccine development
  3. Acronym of the association whose mission is to advance the study of Black history and culture
  4. G Woodson/ Founder of Black History Month
  5. Music/ Greatly influenced by black artists in genres ranging from gospel, blues & jazz, rock n roll and more.
  6. Neale Hurston/ A Howard Grad and a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance

12 Clues: G Woodson/ Founder of Black History Month • University that Woodson received his PhD from • Neale Hurston/ A Howard Grad and a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance • Number of states that require Black History to be taught in school curriculums • Founder of the Know Your Rights Camp, a civil rights activist and a football quarterback • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-11

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What month is Black History Month in Canada?
  2. Viola _____ is featured on the new Canadian $10 bill.
  3. The first Black Canadian concert singer to win international acclaim. Portia _____
  4. Won 100m sprint for Canada at 1988 Olympics. Ben _____
  5. Willie _______ is the first Black person to play in the NHL.
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  1. Author of "The Blue Clerk", Dionne _____.
  2. Desmond ______, "The Skin We’re In" author.
  3. Teraanga commons gets its name from this Senegalese language.
  4. Canada's first Black Governor General. Michaëlle _____.

9 Clues: Author of "The Blue Clerk", Dionne _____. • Desmond ______, "The Skin We’re In" author. • What month is Black History Month in Canada? • Viola _____ is featured on the new Canadian $10 bill. • Won 100m sprint for Canada at 1988 Olympics. Ben _____ • Canada's first Black Governor General. Michaëlle _____. • Willie _______ is the first Black person to play in the NHL. • ...

Black History Month Black Catholics 2022-02-14

Black History Month Black Catholics crossword puzzle
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  1. a dominican religious from Lima, Peru
  2. businessman and philanthropist
  3. what helps us become saints
  4. one of the first African American Priests
  5. religious sister who had been a slave
  6. cofounded the first African American Order
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  1. foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family
  2. helps us make good choices
  3. a close friend of Jesus

9 Clues: a close friend of Jesus • helps us make good choices • what helps us become saints • businessman and philanthropist • a dominican religious from Lima, Peru • religious sister who had been a slave • one of the first African American Priests • cofounded the first African American Order • foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family

Diverse answers, challenging puzzles 2015-02-20

Diverse answers, challenging puzzles crossword puzzle
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  1. Antonio Zambrano-______
  2. Monkey used to test heart therapy
  3. ____ history month
  4. replaces grey matter in pot smokers
  5. Utah Gov. Garry _____
  6. 600 _____ deficient bridges in Jersey
  7. Libyan survivors ferried to _______
  8. Engineering & ______ department
  9. VP of Student ______
  10. Edward ______ Bouchet
  11. _____ Heart Institute
  12. open ____ policy
  13. _____ Hughes
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  1. Income _____
  2. Kevin Smith movie
  3. speaks multiple languages
  4. Sea where boats sank
  5. Kayla _____ american hostage
  6. ____ Goto, japanese hostage
  7. Illegal in Virgina
  8. Illegal in Indiana
  9. Sally ride, first female _____
  10. abbreviation for terrorist group

23 Clues: Income _____ • _____ Hughes • open ____ policy • Kevin Smith movie • ____ history month • Illegal in Virgina • Illegal in Indiana • Sea where boats sank • VP of Student ______ • Utah Gov. Garry _____ • Edward ______ Bouchet • _____ Heart Institute • Antonio Zambrano-______ • speaks multiple languages • ____ Goto, japanese hostage • Kayla _____ american hostage • Sally ride, first female _____ • ...

Black history 2022-05-04

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. capuche/cagoule
  2. arrière
  3. banc
  4. faire le tour (d'une planète)
  5. théière
  6. esclave
  7. fontaine à eau
  8. siège
  9. discours
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  1. famous American astronaut
  2. toilettes
  3. abolir
  4. la Terre
  5. fouetter
  6. lois
  7. effrayer

16 Clues: banc • lois • siège • abolir • arrière • théière • esclave • la Terre • fouetter • effrayer • discours • toilettes • fontaine à eau • capuche/cagoule • famous American astronaut • faire le tour (d'une planète)

Black History 2022-02-14

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. name of the wearable Google device that tracks physical activity
  2. ___________ Canady was the first African American neurosurgeon in the United States
  3. IDRS command code is used to research e-file rejected returns
  4. African American inventor of electret microphones, which can be found in hearing aids baby monitors, tape recorders, etc.
  5. it is recommended that an average person drinks about 64 ________ of water a day
  6. Bath invented laserphaco; a new device and technique to remove cataracts
  7. hold code that prevents the issuance of the adjustment notice
  8. one of the first African American IRS special agents
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  1. other than CC TXMODA, this command code allows you to see a complete TC 29X and TV 30X adjustment
  2. African American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion
  3. The first black director for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  4. _________ rebate credit can be claimed by taxpayers who received less than the entitled amount of the Economic Impact Payment
  5. ______ Hale Williams performed first open heart surgery
  6. source code 6 is used when setting a ____________.
  7. ______________ a period in which an individual voluntarily abstains from food and/or drinks.
  8. The month in which the fourth quarterly estimated tax payment for tax year 2021 is due

16 Clues: source code 6 is used when setting a ____________. • one of the first African American IRS special agents • ______ Hale Williams performed first open heart surgery • IDRS command code is used to research e-file rejected returns • hold code that prevents the issuance of the adjustment notice • name of the wearable Google device that tracks physical activity • ...

Black History Month: Movies & TV 2020-01-17

Black History Month: Movies & TV crossword puzzle
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  1. down on my luck and up against the wind
  2. it's not unusual
  3. the misadventures of an awkward Black girl
  4. cause I'm Q baby
  5. tevin campbell as powerline
  6. I know that I can always be myself, I love you more than anybody else
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  1. I got five on it
  2. toy doctor
  3. friends is literally a ripoff of this show
  4. highest domestic grosser of 2018
  5. whitney and dwayne
  6. you ain't got no job!
  7. the price is on the can tho
  8. body snatchin movie

14 Clues: toy doctor • I got five on it • it's not unusual • cause I'm Q baby • whitney and dwayne • body snatchin movie • you ain't got no job! • the price is on the can tho • tevin campbell as powerline • highest domestic grosser of 2018 • down on my luck and up against the wind • friends is literally a ripoff of this show • the misadventures of an awkward Black girl • ...

Black History 2023-02-09

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Acclaimed poet and artist.
  2. The 44th President of the United States; the first African American President
  3. Black literary and artistic movement centered in Harlem NY, celebrating black culture in America
  4. The celebration of Black History Month began as "Negro History Week," which was created in 1926. He was a historian, scholar, educator, and publisher.
  5. Organization which formed in Oakland California in 1966. The members started a free breakfast program for children.
  6. The first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, African American attorney who led a legal challenge against segregation.
  7. First African American to integrate Major League Baseball, in 1947.
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  1. June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
  2. Born January 17, 1964 First African American First Lady of the United States and Lawyer
  3. The long period in which African Americans in the South were denied the full rights of American citizenship
  4. Known as the "first lady of Civil Rights". Gained national attention for actions leading to "Montgomery Bus Boycott"
  5. First self made millionaire woman. Made hair products for African American women.
  6. First African American to win Best Actor Oscar.
  7. What African-American led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships?
  8. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; oldest civil rights organization
  9. In 2003 she became the first African American to win a Career Grand Slam in tennis.

16 Clues: Acclaimed poet and artist. • First African American to win Best Actor Oscar. • First African American to integrate Major League Baseball, in 1947. • The 44th President of the United States; the first African American President • First self made millionaire woman. Made hair products for African American women. • ...

Black Employee Alliance 2020-09-30

Black Employee Alliance crossword puzzle
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  1. Diversity and __________.
  2. National __________ Heritage Month started as National Hispanic Heritage week in 1968.
  3. The Black Employee __________ exists to amplify the voices of Black employees to leadership, boost camaraderie and engagement, and make an impact in the broader community at large in order to support the aspirations, goals and needs of Black employees.
  4. A holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US.
  5. The state of being equal.
  6. When a person, group, or concept is treated as insignificant or peripheral.
  7. Term for when people’s biases against marginalized groups reveal themselves in a way that leave their victims feeling uncomfortable or insulted.
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  1. __________ Luther King, Jr. played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968.
  2. The state of being joined.
  3. First African American President of the United States.
  4. An over-generalized belief about a group of people.
  5. Everyone should get out and __________.
  6. Thurgood __________ was the first African American Supreme Court justice.
  7. Election Day is in this month.
  8. _________ affects how people act with people of another race.
  9. When is Black History Month?

16 Clues: Diversity and __________. • The state of being equal. • The state of being joined. • When is Black History Month? • Election Day is in this month. • Everyone should get out and __________. • An over-generalized belief about a group of people. • First African American President of the United States. • _________ affects how people act with people of another race. • ...

Black History Month - Musicians Crossword 2024-02-18

Black History Month - Musicians Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Jazz trumpeter and composer known for his innovative style and collaborations
  2. Reggae icon known for songs like "One Love" and "Redemption Song"
  3. Pop icon known as the "King of Pop" with hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean"
  4. Jazz composer and bandleader known as the "Duke"
  5. Queen of Soul known for songs like "Respect" and "Natural Woman"
  6. Singer known for hits like "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "Cupid"
  7. Musician known for hits like "Superstition" and "Isn't She Lovely"
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  1. Singer and civil rights activist known for songs like "Feeling Good" and "Mississippi Goddam"
  2. Soul singer known for hits like "What's Going On" and "Let's Get It On"
  3. Jazz singer and actress known as the "First Lady of Song"
  4. Musician known for his eclectic style and hits like "Purple Rain" and "Kiss"
  5. Jazz singer known for her distinctive voice and renditions of songs like "Strange Fruit" and "God Bless the Child"
  6. Guitarist known for his groundbreaking work in rock music
  7. Blues singer and guitarist known for songs like "Stormy Monday" and "The Thrill Is Gone"

14 Clues: Jazz composer and bandleader known as the "Duke" • Jazz singer and actress known as the "First Lady of Song" • Guitarist known for his groundbreaking work in rock music • Singer known for hits like "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "Cupid" • Queen of Soul known for songs like "Respect" and "Natural Woman" • ...

NR Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-21

NR Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Maria P. Williams has been called the first woman of color producer, we have female directors and producers like ____.
  2. Bessie Coleman being the first licensed Black ____.
  3. Ethal Waters was nominated for an ____ in 1962.
  4. Minnie Riperton perfected the singing technique years before and was best known for her five ______ vocal range.
  5. Marian Anderson is considered one of the greatest _____ singers in the world.
  6. Alice Coachman has become the first _____ American woman to get a Gold Medal for winning the 1948 Summer Olympic Games.
  7. Now the Ruby ____ Foundations exists to “inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together one step at a time.
  8. Ella Baker was the center for ____.
  9. Jane Bolin was the first female.
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  1. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black author to win the _____ prize.
  2. Jesse Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a ____ ____.
  3. She was the first African American woman who orbited into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
  4. Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to ___.
  5. Gordon Parks famously told ____.

14 Clues: Gordon Parks famously told ____. • Jane Bolin was the first female. • Ella Baker was the center for ____. • Ethal Waters was nominated for an ____ in 1962. • Bessie Coleman being the first licensed Black ____. • Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to ___. • Jesse Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a ____ ____. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2021-02-04

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The 16th President of the United States of America
  2. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  3. A practice or institution that treats or recognizes some human beings as the legal property of others.
  4. The power to determine action without restraint.
  5. An assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false
  6. The institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.
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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. Rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts, especially as applied to an individual or a minority group.
  3. A native or inhabitant of the North, especially the northern U.S.
  4. A native or inhabitant of the southern U.S.

10 Clues: A native or inhabitant of the southern U.S. • The power to determine action without restraint. • The 16th President of the United States of America • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. • A native or inhabitant of the North, especially the northern U.S. • An assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-09

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this person was the first african american to win 3 grand slams
  2. This person was the first african american to play in mlb
  3. This person was the first american black president
  4. this person is a famous black trumpetist.
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  1. This person gave the "I have a dream" speech
  2. this person is a famous blind musician
  3. this person is a famous woman jazz star
  4. This person freed slaves through the underground railroad
  5. this person is a famous basketball player who died in 2020
  6. This person began the bus boycott

10 Clues: This person began the bus boycott • this person is a famous blind musician • this person is a famous woman jazz star • this person is a famous black trumpetist. • This person gave the "I have a dream" speech • This person was the first american black president • This person was the first african american to play in mlb • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-09

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first African American president.
  2. The first African American First Lady.
  3. Famous American singer, has a nickname "Queen Bey"
  4. A tennis player that won 4 Olympic medals.
  5. American television personality, she has a talk show (middle name is Gayle)
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  1. Civil rights activist, refused to give up her seat on the bus
  2. Conducted the underground railroad.
  3. African American baseball player, died October 22, 1972
  4. A poet, dancer, singer, activist who wrote books like "Mrs. Flowers"
  5. A leader and activist who "had a dream"

10 Clues: Conducted the underground railroad. • The first African American president. • The first African American First Lady. • A leader and activist who "had a dream" • A tennis player that won 4 Olympic medals. • Famous American singer, has a nickname "Queen Bey" • African American baseball player, died October 22, 1972 • ...

Black History Month: Inventors 2023-01-19

Black History Month: Inventors crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the first reversible baby stroller in 1899
  2. Invented the automatic gear shift in 1932
  3. Invented the three position traffic signal in 1923
  4. Invented the automatic clothes dryer in 1892
  5. Invented the first hair brush with synthetic bristles in 1898
  6. Invented the ironing board in 1892
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  1. Invented the automatic doors on elevators in 1887
  2. Invented the first portable air conditioner in 1940
  3. First African-American to earn a PhD in Nuclear Engineering
  4. Patented an improved refrigerator design in 1891

10 Clues: Invented the ironing board in 1892 • Invented the automatic gear shift in 1932 • Invented the automatic clothes dryer in 1892 • Patented an improved refrigerator design in 1891 • Invented the automatic doors on elevators in 1887 • Invented the three position traffic signal in 1923 • Invented the first reversible baby stroller in 1899 • ...

Black history month athletes 2023-03-24

Black history month athletes crossword puzzle
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  1. Tenis player twin
  2. Tenis player tiwn won the most grand slams
  3. "The greatest golf player of all time"
  4. Hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadians, New Jersey devils, and Nashville Preditors
  5. "Iron Mike"
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  1. Basketball player, number 23
  2. Boxer, named used to be Cassius Clay
  3. Basketball player, number 6 and 23
  4. First African MLB player
  5. Bolt Fastest man alive

10 Clues: "Iron Mike" • Tenis player twin • First African MLB player • Bolt Fastest man alive • Basketball player, number 23 • Basketball player, number 6 and 23 • Boxer, named used to be Cassius Clay • "The greatest golf player of all time" • Tenis player tiwn won the most grand slams • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2018-02-21

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Whose inventions helped WWI amputees?
  2. What is the “Permanent Wave Machine” and who invented it?
  3. Who invented products to help straighten and grow African American women’s hair?
  4. Who invented “The Safety Hood”?
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  1. Who used Peanuts to create one of their many inventions?
  2. Who saw a watch as inspiration for their invention?
  3. What does “The Real McCoy” mean?
  4. Who created the invention that is a combination of the telephone and the telegraphy?
  5. Who invented the refrigerated truck?
  6. Who invented the potato chip?

10 Clues: Who invented the potato chip? • Who invented “The Safety Hood”? • What does “The Real McCoy” mean? • Who invented the refrigerated truck? • Whose inventions helped WWI amputees? • Who saw a watch as inspiration for their invention? • Who used Peanuts to create one of their many inventions? • What is the “Permanent Wave Machine” and who invented it? • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2022-01-19

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ Luther King Jr.
  2. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
  3. helped slaves escape
  4. "I have a ____..."
  5. refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man
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  1. helped free many slaves via. the Underground Railroad
  2. first African American president
  3. when Black History Month takes place
  4. poet and civil rights activist
  5. the first state to abolish slavery

10 Clues: "I have a ____..." • ____ Luther King Jr. • helped slaves escape • poet and civil rights activist • first African American president • the first state to abolish slavery • when Black History Month takes place • "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." • refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man • helped free many slaves via. the Underground Railroad

Black history month crossword 2024-02-29

Black history month crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university
  2. The disliking of a certain race
  3. A way of peacefully walking long distances for rights
  4. The act of being nice because it’s the right thing to do
  5. the second month of the year
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  1. The power to think, act, or speak without restriction
  2. High respect; great esteem
  3. Courteous and polite
  4. a person who speaks to support a certain policy
  5. Knowledge from past events

10 Clues: Courteous and polite • High respect; great esteem • Knowledge from past events • the second month of the year • The disliking of a certain race • a person who speaks to support a certain policy • The power to think, act, or speak without restriction • A way of peacefully walking long distances for rights • The act of being nice because it’s the right thing to do • ...

Black History Month Champion 2024-03-08

Black History Month Champion crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the three-way traffic light
  2. Crown prince "Akeem"
  3. product that led to Madam CJ Walker's success
  4. What was legalized in the U.S. 1967?
  5. Creator and host of Soul Train
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  1. first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court
  2. location of Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech
  3. Jackie Robinsons debut team
  4. the 'queen of jazz'
  5. First African American woman to earn veterinary license.

10 Clues: the 'queen of jazz' • Crown prince "Akeem" • Jackie Robinsons debut team • Creator and host of Soul Train • Invented the three-way traffic light • What was legalized in the U.S. 1967? • product that led to Madam CJ Walker's success • first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court • First African American woman to earn veterinary license. • ...

Black History Month Sports Heroes 2022-02-17

Black History Month Sports Heroes crossword puzzle
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  1. Highest scorer in the NBA
  2. First Black Heavyweight boxing champ
  3. 1st Black woman ranked #1 in American tennis
  4. first Black woman to win Olympic Gold in Speed skating
  5. Polio survivor who went on to win 3 Gold medals in 1960 Olympics
  6. Black Woman who won 23 singles in tennis
  7. 1st Black woman to be ranked #1 in Tennis in the Open Era
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  1. won 4 Gold medals in 1936 Olympics
  2. Sports Illustrated #1 Female Athlete of all time
  3. First Black man to play in National League Baseball
  4. first Black man to play in the NFL
  5. Greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, poet, and political activist
  6. Heavyweight boxing champ 140 consecutive months
  7. First Black coach in NBA

14 Clues: First Black coach in NBA • Highest scorer in the NBA • won 4 Gold medals in 1936 Olympics • first Black man to play in the NFL • First Black Heavyweight boxing champ • Black Woman who won 23 singles in tennis • 1st Black woman ranked #1 in American tennis • Heavyweight boxing champ 140 consecutive months • Sports Illustrated #1 Female Athlete of all time • ...

Black History Month Famous People 2023-02-16

Black History Month Famous People crossword puzzle
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  1. Michael Jordan is the best Basketball player for the…2wds
  2. In Marvel, Don Cheadle is…
  3. An American rapper born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago
  4. Eddie Murphy is a famous…
  5. Made the “I have a Dream” speach
  6. Michael Jackson is the King of …
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  1. Will Smith was in the film…3wds
  2. Born on 1901
  3. In the MCU, Chadwick Boseman is the…
  4. Shaquille O’neal is more commonly known as…
  5. Considered one of the greatest Heavyweight Boxer
  6. Kobe Bryant known as the…2wds
  7. He became the 44 president in 2009
  8. Michelle Obama is Barack Obama’s…

14 Clues: Born on 1901 • Eddie Murphy is a famous… • In Marvel, Don Cheadle is… • Kobe Bryant known as the…2wds • Will Smith was in the film…3wds • Made the “I have a Dream” speach • Michael Jackson is the King of … • Michelle Obama is Barack Obama’s… • He became the 44 president in 2009 • In the MCU, Chadwick Boseman is the… • Shaquille O’neal is more commonly known as… • ...

Mr. O's Miscellaneous Crossword 🌚 2023-02-16

Mr. O's Miscellaneous Crossword 🌚 crossword puzzle
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  1. Africa's most populated country
  2. Closing an essay
  3. Most notable Italian voyager
  4. Living creature that is not human
  5. Opposite of vegetarian
  6. Longest river in the world
  7. 0x12=
  8. Disney on ice
  9. December 25
  10. Puerto Rican Rapper(Diles)
Down
  1. Dwarf Planet
  2. abbreviation is misc.
  3. Air humans breathe and plants exhale
  4. Keep instruments safe in your____
  5. animal prison
  6. Black History Month

16 Clues: 0x12= • December 25 • Dwarf Planet • animal prison • Disney on ice • Closing an essay • Black History Month • abbreviation is misc. • Opposite of vegetarian • Longest river in the world • Puerto Rican Rapper(Diles) • Most notable Italian voyager • Africa's most populated country • Living creature that is not human • Keep instruments safe in your____ • Air humans breathe and plants exhale

Black History Month: Space 2023-02-01

Black History Month: Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
  2. Stephanie D. Wilson is a _______, someone who designs spacecraft and satellites to see that the products meet engineering principles.
  3. Mae Carol Jemison is the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle __________.
  4. Benjamin Banneker with his knowledge of astronomy and mathematics, he wrote the first almanacs accurately predicting the positions of the Sun, the Moon, and the ________.
  5. Nichelle Nichols was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Nyota _____ in Star Trek.
  6. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction, Beth A. Brown a NASA astrophysicist studied their radiation emissions.
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  1. A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft like Dr. Bernard Harris Jr.
  2. Katherine Johnson was an American ________ whose calculations of orbital mechanics at NASA were critical to the success of the first U.S. spaceflights.
  3. Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician and “human ________” for NASA. She was the first Black person to supervise staff at West Area Computers.
  4. a rocket-launched spacecraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.

10 Clues: A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft like Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. • a rocket-launched spacecraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit. • Nichelle Nichols was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Nyota _____ in Star Trek. • ...

Black History Month 2023 2023-02-15

Black History Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. An award winning author known for strengthening public education through abolitionist teaching
  2. A voting rights activist who was also the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the US
  3. An American activist focusing on systemic oppression, specifically police terrorism
  4. Brooklyn-based activist and write who focuses on civil and human rights
  5. A University of Virginia student who was a victim of police brutality and now is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan Law School
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  1. The youngest inaugural poet in US history and work focuses on feminism, race, and african-diaspora
  2. An author of poetry collections who has contributed to Marvel's World of Wakanda
  3. Black-centered political will and movement project
  4. Lead scientist on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine team
  5. Black History Month theme for 2023

10 Clues: Black History Month theme for 2023 • Black-centered political will and movement project • Lead scientist on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine team • Brooklyn-based activist and write who focuses on civil and human rights • An author of poetry collections who has contributed to Marvel's World of Wakanda • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-08

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Number 7.
  2. Number 10.
  3. Number 5.
  4. Number 4.
Down
  1. Number 8.
  2. Number 1
  3. Number 3.
  4. Number 2.
  5. Number 9.
  6. Number 6.

10 Clues: Number 1 • Number 8. • Number 3. • Number 7. • Number 2. • Number 9. • Number 5. • Number 6. • Number 4. • Number 10.

Black History Month Crossword 2024-01-19

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. "The mother of the freedom movement"
  2. Nelson ______ who is known for his efforts of dismantling white supremacy.
  3. Artist with the most Grammys
  4. Which Supreme Court decision declared segregation in schools to be unconstitutional?
  5. How many times did MLK go to jail?
  6. Federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery
Down
  1. Who do we learn about with the Underground Railroad?
  2. Advocate for black empowerment and the teachings of Islam
  3. What was Jordan Peele's director debut?
  4. Purple Rain singer

10 Clues: Purple Rain singer • Artist with the most Grammys • How many times did MLK go to jail? • "The mother of the freedom movement" • What was Jordan Peele's director debut? • Federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery • Who do we learn about with the Underground Railroad? • Advocate for black empowerment and the teachings of Islam • ...

2022 black history month 2022-01-30

2022 black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Olympic boxing champion in 1960, Presidential medal of freedom recipient, civil rights activist.
  2. The first African American woman to travel into space.
  3. Musical hits include “I Shot the Sheff”. “No Woman No Cry”, and “Three little birds”.
  4. Author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. Civil rights activist, and first black woman featured on the US quarter.
  5. Agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts.
  6. Female physicist and mathematician whose calculations were critical to NASA missions sending astronauts into orbit and to the moon.
Down
  1. first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force.
  2. Authored the book "Becoming", which was the best selling hardcover book of 2018.
  3. Educational activist, Advisor to two Presidents of the United States (Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman).
  4. Prominent poet during the Harlem Renaissance who many credit for the creation of “Jazz Poetry”

10 Clues: The first African American woman to travel into space. • Authored the book "Becoming", which was the best selling hardcover book of 2018. • Agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts. • Musical hits include “I Shot the Sheff”. “No Woman No Cry”, and “Three little birds”. • ...

Black History Month Trivia 2022-02-08

Black History Month Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first African American woman astronaut?
  2. The nickname for the first African American female star-route mail carrier in the United States
  3. Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?"
  4. Who said "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
  5. An African American surgeon and researcher who organized America's first large scale blood bank.
  6. He was an African American writer and activist known for one of his best selling books "Nobody Knows My Name
  7. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Down
  1. She wrote the memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
  2. Madam CJ Walker's real name?
  3. The first African American female bank president in the United States

10 Clues: Madam CJ Walker's real name? • Who was the first African American woman astronaut? • She wrote the memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. • Who said "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" • Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? • Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?" • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2023-03-05

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Freedom from disturbance.
  2. Personal rights.
  3. Good behavior or treatment.
  4. Undertaking something offered.
Down
  1. Process of being integrated.
  2. All the same.
  3. Unjust exercise of authority.
  4. End of racial segregation.
  5. Bad treatment of groups of people.
  6. Harm to someone.

10 Clues: All the same. • Personal rights. • Harm to someone. • Freedom from disturbance. • End of racial segregation. • Good behavior or treatment. • Process of being integrated. • Unjust exercise of authority. • Undertaking something offered. • Bad treatment of groups of people.

Black History Month #1 2023-01-30

Black History Month #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Encouraged African Americans to return to Africa
  2. "Aint I a Women" speaker and Abolitionist
  3. African American music form before Jazz
  4. Movement to end slavery in the USA
  5. First Female Member of Congress elected from South
Down
  1. Escape routes for fleeing Slaves
  2. First Black Millionaire
  3. African American art movement in 1920s
  4. African American activist that encouraged college
  5. war between the North and South to end slavery

10 Clues: First Black Millionaire • Escape routes for fleeing Slaves • Movement to end slavery in the USA • African American art movement in 1920s • African American music form before Jazz • "Aint I a Women" speaker and Abolitionist • war between the North and South to end slavery • Encouraged African Americans to return to Africa • African American activist that encouraged college • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2023-02-15

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. difference in circumstances
  2. prejudice, hostility, and discrimination against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is better
  3. unjust treatment of different groups of people
  4. the use of peaceful means to bring about political or social change
  5. not in agreement with the constitution
  6. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
Down
  1. bringing groups with different characteristics together
  2. protesting a place by refusing to leave until demands are met
  3. lack of farness
  4. to refuse to participate or interact with an organization as a protest

10 Clues: lack of farness • difference in circumstances • not in agreement with the constitution • unjust treatment of different groups of people • bringing groups with different characteristics together • protesting a place by refusing to leave until demands are met • the use of peaceful means to bring about political or social change • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2024-02-25

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. to treat poorly
  2. Opinions based on unreal situations
  3. state of being equal
  4. hate towards a set group of people
Down
  1. rights to social/political and freedom
  2. the ending of racial segregation
  3. to put together
  4. freedom from disturbance
  5. fair treatment
  6. to accept

10 Clues: to accept • fair treatment • to treat poorly • to put together • state of being equal • freedom from disturbance • the ending of racial segregation • hate towards a set group of people • Opinions based on unreal situations • rights to social/political and freedom

Black History Month Puzzle 2014-02-26

Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. He was the first African-American to win an Academy Award for the Best Actor in 1963.
  2. Become the first African American President of the United States.
  3. First black actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
  4. This music legend was born and raised in the Shaw neighborhood, played his first band here, and his musical influence is still evident throughout the city.
  5. Created and starred in a one-woman show, "The Lady and Her Music."
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  1. Jr. Become head of the National Urban League in 1961.
  2. The first woman elected to the congress.
  3. Cedar Hill, a neighborhood in Anacostia was home to orator and abolitionist ____________, who was also the first African American to buy a home in this same neighborhood.
  4. She became the first African American singer to perform as a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
  5. He was the first African-American broadcast network news anchor.

10 Clues: The first woman elected to the congress. • Jr. Become head of the National Urban League in 1961. • He was the first African-American broadcast network news anchor. • Become the first African American President of the United States. • Created and starred in a one-woman show, "The Lady and Her Music." • ...

Black History Month 2018 2018-02-02

Black History Month 2018 crossword puzzle
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  1. ____________ is the celebration of June 19th 1865, when Union Soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX resulting in the freeing of remaining slaves, 2 yrs after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
  2. ___________ was the first African-American woman to receive a patent.
  3. ____________ ran for the 1972 Democratic nomination for President, becoming the first major party African American candidate in history.
  4. The first immortal cell line came from _____________ after decades of failures growing tissue cultures. Those cells were named “HeLa” cells, to hide their origin.
  5. The first African American Arctic Explorer was ____________. He was recognized as the first person to reach the North Pole in 1909.
  6. Utilized in life-saving devices, the wire precision resistor for the pacemaker was invented in 1959 by _________.
  7. Refrigerated truck systems were invented in 1939 by __________.
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  1. In 1940, _____________ was the first African American to win an Oscar after playing head slave “Mammy” in the Civil War epic “Gone with the Wind”.
  2. ____________ was the first African American woman named to U.S. Ambassadorship and the first to hold a Cabinet position.
  3. For his roles in "Training Day" and "Glory", _____________ is the only African-American to take home multiple acting Oscars.

10 Clues: Refrigerated truck systems were invented in 1939 by __________. • ___________ was the first African-American woman to receive a patent. • Utilized in life-saving devices, the wire precision resistor for the pacemaker was invented in 1959 by _________. • ...

Leaders: Black History Month 2022-02-24

Leaders: 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."
  2. “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”.
  3. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”
  4. "Black history is American history."
  5. "A man who has no imagination has no wings."
  6. “One person can change the world”
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  1. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
  2. “Work more and better the coming year than the previous year”
  3. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”
  4. "Where there is no vision, there is no hope."

10 Clues: “One person can change the world” • "Black history is American history." • "A man who has no imagination has no wings." • "Where there is no vision, there is no hope." • “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” • “Work more and better the coming year than the previous year” • “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives”. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-09

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Who said, "I never lose, I either win or I learn"
  2. Who was the 44th President of the USA?
  3. Who said the, "I have a dream speech?"
  4. Who developed a hair care line and beauty product called Poro?
  5. Who is the Vice President of the USA?
Down
  1. Who is famous for revolutionizing women's tennis with her powerful style of play?
  2. Who said, "If you don't like something,change it, if you can't change it,change your attitude."
  3. Who said, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth?"
  4. Who said, "Turn your wounds into wisdom?"
  5. Who was the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement?

10 Clues: Who is the Vice President of the USA? • Who was the 44th President of the USA? • Who said the, "I have a dream speech?" • Who said, "Turn your wounds into wisdom?" • Who said, "I never lose, I either win or I learn" • Who developed a hair care line and beauty product called Poro? • Who said, "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth?" • ...

black history month 2023-02-22

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. hola
  2. bacl
  3. Flying mammal
  4. Large mar
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. hola
  3. Likes to chase mice
  4. Man's best friend

8 Clues: hola • bacl • hola • Large mar • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Black History Month 2022-01-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. (last name) First African-American president
  2. Fought for equal rights for African-Americans during 50s and 60s
  3. (last name) Escaped enslaved woman, 'conductor' of the Underground Railroaed
  4. Name of institute Booker T Washington designed and developed
  5. (last name) American civil rights activist, known for refusing to give up her bus seat
Down
  1. (last name) civil rights activitist and poet
  2. (last name) civil rights activitist and singer

7 Clues: (last name) First African-American president • (last name) civil rights activitist and poet • (last name) civil rights activitist and singer • Name of institute Booker T Washington designed and developed • Fought for equal rights for African-Americans during 50s and 60s • (last name) Escaped enslaved woman, 'conductor' of the Underground Railroaed • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1st Supreme Court African American
  2. Helped fly the United States to
  3. John Lewis Used “Good Trouble” to fight for
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  1. The first woman self-made millionaire
  2. Rosa Parks Refused to give up her seat and her decision to not give up her seat her incident sparked
  3. Michael Jackson, King of
  4. Martin Luther King Jr. Led peaceful protest and gave the

7 Clues: Michael Jackson, King of • Helped fly the United States to • 1st Supreme Court African American • The first woman self-made millionaire • John Lewis Used “Good Trouble” to fight for • Martin Luther King Jr. Led peaceful protest and gave the • Rosa Parks Refused to give up her seat and her decision to not give up her seat her incident sparked

Black History Month 2024-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who tried to help abolish slavery
  2. Treating someone unfairly because of their race, gender, religion, or place of birth
  3. Denied a right or privilege such as voting
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  1. the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
  2. An earlier decision that is used as an example or to guide future decisions
  3. a killing performed by a mob, especially a hanging, without legal or fair trial
  4. A slave character that was popularized in songs and theater during the 1800s. It was a racist depiction of African Americans

7 Clues: People who tried to help abolish slavery • Denied a right or privilege such as voting • the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others. • An earlier decision that is used as an example or to guide future decisions • a killing performed by a mob, especially a hanging, without legal or fair trial • ...

black history month 2024-01-31

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous African American Boxer
  2. first African American in all white schools
  3. who said "I have a dream"
  4. the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
Down
  1. Refused to give up her seat to a white person
  2. first African American baseball player
  3. who invented the underground rail road

7 Clues: who said "I have a dream" • Famous African American Boxer • first African American baseball player • who invented the underground rail road • first African American in all white schools • Refused to give up her seat to a white person • the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress

Black History Month 2024-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first Black woman elected to Congress
  2. Beyond the prior mentioned person, he was the first African American to earn a doctoral degree from an American university; he earned his doctorate in Physics from Yale University in 1876
  3. Author of The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion and Georgetown professor
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  1. In 1909 this African American trekked with explorer Robert Peary, reaching what they claimed was the North Pole
  2. Though passing as white, he is technically the first African American to earn a Ph.D., served as the 29th president of Georgetown
  3. Over ½ a century ago, a small group of Black Students staged a protest in front of Georgetown's president’s office with three demands. One of their requests was for a space where Black students could congregate to socialize or talk about pertinent issues of the day. What is that space called?
  4. Chair and Professor of African American Studies

7 Clues: Chair and Professor of African American Studies • She was the first Black woman elected to Congress • Author of The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion and Georgetown professor • In 1909 this African American trekked with explorer Robert Peary, reaching what they claimed was the North Pole • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A word that means "the same"
  2. A spelling word from last week that means being free
  3. Big word that means divided because of color of skin
  4. When people stop using a service in order to create change
Down
  1. A group of people with a shared purpose who create change together
  2. Person who works hard to make changes in society
  3. Something we all should have as living beings and part of society

7 Clues: A word that means "the same" • Person who works hard to make changes in society • A spelling word from last week that means being free • Big word that means divided because of color of skin • When people stop using a service in order to create change • Something we all should have as living beings and part of society • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (last name) First African-American president
  2. Fought for equal rights for African-Americans during 50s and 60s
  3. (last name) Escaped enslaved woman, 'conductor' of the Underground Railroaed
  4. Name of institute Booker T Washington designed and developed
  5. (last name) American civil rights activist, known for refusing to give up her bus seat
Down
  1. (last name) civil rights activitist and poet
  2. (last name) civil rights activitist and singer

7 Clues: (last name) First African-American president • (last name) civil rights activitist and poet • (last name) civil rights activitist and singer • Name of institute Booker T Washington designed and developed • Fought for equal rights for African-Americans during 50s and 60s • (last name) Escaped enslaved woman, 'conductor' of the Underground Railroaed • ...

black history month 2023-02-22

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hola
  2. bacl
  3. Flying mammal
  4. Large mar
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. hola
  3. Likes to chase mice
  4. Man's best friend

8 Clues: hola • bacl • hola • Large mar • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

black history month 2023-02-24

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. physicist with great accuracy at NASA.
  2. Black SPrinter who humiliated Hitler.
  3. was the 44th president.
Down
  1. Made the white house real.
  2. most feared black man in the south.
  3. his photography depicting racist injustice helped bolster the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
  4. Queen of Soul.

7 Clues: Queen of Soul. • was the 44th president. • Made the white house real. • most feared black man in the south. • Black SPrinter who humiliated Hitler. • physicist with great accuracy at NASA. • his photography depicting racist injustice helped bolster the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

Black history month 2024-02-12

Black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Led people through the underground railroad
  2. Did not give up her seat
  3. The north and the south were in a war
  4. Made the I have a dream speech
Down
  1. Black and white people were not equal
  2. The president who Abolished slavery
  3. First black president

7 Clues: First black president • Did not give up her seat • Made the I have a dream speech • The president who Abolished slavery • Black and white people were not equal • The north and the south were in a war • Led people through the underground railroad

Black History Month- Who Am I? 2022-02-01

Black History Month- Who Am I? crossword puzzle
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  1. Paved the way for the abolition of slavery with his Emancipation Proclamation
  2. She became the first African American female to graduate from medical school
  3. The first African American psychiatrist
  4. One of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States
  5. This pepper is good for arthritis and bee stings
  6. This started as a week before it became Black History Month
  7. First African American doctor to pen his own practice in the United States in New York City in 1837
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  1. She was the first Africa American to complete an Ophthalmology residency with New York University’s School of Medicine
  2. This persons cells were used to study the effects of toxins, drugs, hormones, viruses on the growth of cancer cells without experimenting on humans, to test the effects of radiation and poisons, to study the human genome, to learn how viruses work, and it played a crucial role in the development of the polio and COVID-19 vaccines
  3. This president proclaimed February to be Black History Month
  4. Former slave that operated a successful medial practice in New Orleans in the 1780’s
  5. The first person in the state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology
  6. This type of medicine consists of traditional healing concepts, are based on religious beliefs, and methods used in past cultures by people that were deemed to have the healing power
  7. It aids in the healing of burns and sores and can be taken internally for stomach disorders
  8. Said, “It’s my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it’s my constitutional right.”
  9. Co-founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses in 1908.
  10. Invented and patented the modern home security system
  11. The Farther of Black History
  12. Slave that informed his owner of an inoculations procedure that was used in Africa to fight smallpox

19 Clues: The Farther of Black History • The first African American psychiatrist • This pepper is good for arthritis and bee stings • Invented and patented the modern home security system • This started as a week before it became Black History Month • This president proclaimed February to be Black History Month • ...

Black History Month Trivia 2022-02-01

Black History Month Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
  2. Author Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Color ______?
  3. Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”? (last name)
  4. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? (last name)
  5. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
Down
  1. Which U.S. president signed Executive Order 9981, ending official racial discrimination in the U.S. armed forces?
  2. Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
  3. Which distinguished gospel singer performed at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961? (first name)
  4. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
  5. Who was the first African American to win a singles title at Wimbledon -- Althea Gibson, or Arthur Ashe? (last name)

10 Clues: Which President officially recognized Black History Month? • Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player? • Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what? • Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress? • Author Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Color ______? • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-22

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gorman American Poet and did a poet at the inogration
  2. luther king Person who said the I Have A Dream Speech
  3. franklin Singer who is referred to “Queen of Soul”
  4. bryant NBA star, died in helicopter accident
  5. hughes Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
Down
  1. harris First Woman Vice President
  2. Singer who sung “All the SInglle Ladies”
  3. warnock Georgias first black senator
  4. houston Singer who was referred to “The Voice”
  5. bush Missouris first black congresswoman

10 Clues: harris First Woman Vice President • warnock Georgias first black senator • Singer who sung “All the SInglle Ladies” • bush Missouris first black congresswoman • bryant NBA star, died in helicopter accident • houston Singer who was referred to “The Voice” • franklin Singer who is referred to “Queen of Soul” • gorman American Poet and did a poet at the inogration • ...

black history month crossword 2014-01-23

black history month crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the civil rights movement fought for?
  2. unjustand jugment happen here for blacks
  3. mixing white and black people
  4. the divide of white and blacks
  5. MLK'S protest were ...?
Down
  1. the hatred of a race besides your own
  2. Martin Luther King's.....helped move the civil rights movement
  3. buses were ...after rosa arks was arrested
  4. a persons....color was cause for segregation
  5. in a famous speetch Martin Luther King says h had a ...?

10 Clues: MLK'S protest were ...? • mixing white and black people • the divide of white and blacks • the hatred of a race besides your own • the civil rights movement fought for? • unjustand jugment happen here for blacks • buses were ...after rosa arks was arrested • a persons....color was cause for segregation • in a famous speetch Martin Luther King says h had a ...? • ...

Black History Month 2024 2023-12-29

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gorman Youngest inaugural poet in US History
  2. H Obama 1st Black President
  3. Forten Grimke prominent educator and activist during the antebellum and reconstruction eras
  4. Farmer Co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942
  5. Mandela Sacrificed more than words
Down
  1. X Articulate, passionate and naturally gifted and inspirational orator
  2. Angelou Brilliant writer, poet and civil rights activist
  3. Luther King Jr Civil Rights Leader
  4. Marley "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our mind"
  5. Bolin First Black female judge in 1939

10 Clues: H Obama 1st Black President • Luther King Jr Civil Rights Leader • Mandela Sacrificed more than words • Bolin First Black female judge in 1939 • Gorman Youngest inaugural poet in US History • Angelou Brilliant writer, poet and civil rights activist • Farmer Co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942 • ...

Black History Month crossword 2023-02-09

Black History Month crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Agricultural scientist and inventor who won the Spingarn award
  2. Known for the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott
  3. Gospel, pop, and soul singer
  4. soul/R&B singer, known for the song "Love T.K.O"
  5. singer/songwriter, known for the song "He Wasn't Man Enough", oldest sibling in her family
Down
  1. Queen of Soul,
  2. Delivered the speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
  3. acrobatic, "King of Pop"
  4. singer, songwriter, pastor, and record dealer and won 11 Grammy's
  5. first black woman elected to Congress in 1968

10 Clues: Queen of Soul, • acrobatic, "King of Pop" • Gospel, pop, and soul singer • Delivered the speech "Ain't I a Woman?" • Known for the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott • first black woman elected to Congress in 1968 • soul/R&B singer, known for the song "Love T.K.O" • Agricultural scientist and inventor who won the Spingarn award • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-27

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 15th African American woman to get a PhD in mathematcs
  2. First Sfrican American to get a PhD in mathematics
  3. Fourth African-American to get a PhD in mathematics
  4. First African-American college professor
Down
  1. Served as the chair of the Clark College Mathematics department
  2. 9th African American to get a PhD in mathematics
  3. Mathematician and aerospace engineer who helped to understand sonic booms
  4. Second African-American to earn a PhD in mathematics
  5. Nuclear Scientist and mathematician
  6. African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer

10 Clues: Nuclear Scientist and mathematician • First African-American college professor • 9th African American to get a PhD in mathematics • First Sfrican American to get a PhD in mathematics • Fourth African-American to get a PhD in mathematics • Second African-American to earn a PhD in mathematics • African-American mathematician and aerospace engineer • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2024-02-23

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unfair treatment or attitude against a group, mostly because of their race, gender, or appearance.
  2. To confirm, allow, or consent.
  3. The right to political, social freedom, and equality.
  4. To come together or form as a whole.
Down
  1. To cause anxiety, discomfort, or distress.
  2. Having freedom or a time where there is no fighting.
  3. Treating others badly because of ethnicity, gender, or age.
  4. Ending segregation.
  5. Having equal rights, opportunities, and statuses.
  6. To be fair.

10 Clues: To be fair. • Ending segregation. • To confirm, allow, or consent. • To come together or form as a whole. • To cause anxiety, discomfort, or distress. • Having equal rights, opportunities, and statuses. • Having freedom or a time where there is no fighting. • The right to political, social freedom, and equality. • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2024-02-23

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unfair treatment or attitude against a group, mostly because of their race, gender, or appearance.
  2. To confirm, allow, or consent.
  3. The right to political, social freedom, and equality.
  4. To come together or form as a whole.
Down
  1. To cause anxiety, discomfort, or distress.
  2. Having freedom or a time where there is no fighting.
  3. Treating others badly because of ethnicity, gender, or age.
  4. Ending segregation.
  5. Having equal rights, opportunities, and statuses.
  6. To be fair.

10 Clues: To be fair. • Ending segregation. • To confirm, allow, or consent. • To come together or form as a whole. • To cause anxiety, discomfort, or distress. • Having equal rights, opportunities, and statuses. • Having freedom or a time where there is no fighting. • The right to political, social freedom, and equality. • ...

World War II 2021-02-28

World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. March Celebrates _______ History in America
  2. Black Pearl Harbor hero
  3. U.S. General in European Theater; planned DDay
  4. The selective Service Act put this in motion
  5. Car manufactures made these during the war
  6. The day that declared WWII, all theaters, was over.
  7. U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater
  8. U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941
  9. Women recycled this to make explosives
Down
  1. Women filled in for men playing this sport
  2. Since 1976, this month recognizes Black history
  3. Nickname for WWII soldiers
  4. FDR referred to US manufacturers as the Aresenal of _____
  5. Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol
  6. After the war, media stressed women should be _______
  7. Selling of these helped finance the war cost
  8. Pearl Harbor Memorial sits over the USS _____
  9. The Yalta Conference set the stage for the ___
  10. These books were distributed to manage rationing
  11. American artist; first to draw Rosie
  12. Famous for a negative reason
  13. FDR VP; takes over after Roosevelt's death

22 Clues: Black Pearl Harbor hero • Nickname for WWII soldiers • Famous for a negative reason • U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941 • Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol • American artist; first to draw Rosie • U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater • Women recycled this to make explosives • Women filled in for men playing this sport • Car manufactures made these during the war • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People being forced to work for no pay, often mistreated.
  2. The act of people of a certain race discriminating against people of another race.
  3. People of different races forced to be separated.
  4. Multiple people joining together to peacefully fight for what is right.
Down
  1. Tranquility
  2. Someone that fights for justice.
  3. The right to act, speak, and think for themselves.

7 Clues: Tranquility • Someone that fights for justice. • People of different races forced to be separated. • The right to act, speak, and think for themselves. • People being forced to work for no pay, often mistreated. • Multiple people joining together to peacefully fight for what is right. • ...