Black History Crossword Puzzle by Bryce Fleishauer Period 5

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  1. 2. The court case from Kansas eventually made it to the Supreme Court, which ruled that “_______ but equal educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
  2. 4. The initial goal of Morehouse College was to train former slaves to be _________ ministers.
  3. 6. The number of black students to enter the Little Rock Central High School main building in 1957.
  4. 7. This Buffalo Soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic deeds during the Indian Wars on the frontier.
  5. 10. This man left monetary funds to establish the school of Cheyney University.
  6. 12. The initial pay for the Buffalo Soldier was ______ dollars per month. (numbers in letters)
  7. 13. South Carolina State University has an undergraduate ______ Engineering Program that no other school in the state of South Carolina has.
  8. 15. A brave group of men who fought in the civil war that included six all black cavalry and infantry regiments.
  9. 16. One of the first schools to have an all-black faculty was ________ University.
  10. 17. Born into slavery in the 19th century, this abolitionist leader became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, who noticed a connection between literacy and slavery.
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  1. 1. This Buffalo Soldier fought in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War before he retired in 1901.
  2. 3. In the Summer of 1950, 13 parents in _____, Kansas were not allowed to register their children for the upcoming school year.
  3. 5. century.
  4. 8. This Buffalo Soldier served in the 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry and was killed when the Germans sank a steamship in 1917.
  5. 9. This civil rights activist is largely known for his famous speech in 1963 and was born and buried in Atlanta.
  6. 11. Most Regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers served here.
  7. 14. The last name of an accomplished advisor to several U.S. presidents who died at the age of 59.