History crossword

3. – The period after the Civil War when the U.S. tried (and failed) to give full rights to Black Americans.
5. – What surrounded Jack Johnson’s career because he broke racial rules.
6. – What Johnson showed by staying confident despite racism.
12. – What the Civil Rights and Reconstruction eras were both fighting for.
13. – The unfair treatment and hate based on skin color.
15. Someone who believes there’s nothing wrong with people of color and everything wrong with racism.
16. The title Jack Johnson held that made many white Americans angry.
19. – False ideas about people based on race.

1. – Someone who believes people of color must act like white people to succeed 12. GreatWhiteHope – The nickname for white boxers who were sent to try and beat Jack Johnson.
2. The system that kept Black and white people separated in all parts of life.
4. The belief that one race is better than another.
7. – Fighting back against racist systems and beliefs.
8. The idea Johnson fought for by proving Black strength and confidence.
9. What Jack Johnson showed in being Black, refusing to hide who he was.
10. The sport that revealed racist beliefs during the early 1900s.
11. The first Black heavyweight boxing champion who challenged racism in sports.
14. A fictional white man who was shown as “superior” to Africans in a racist story.
17. – What Jack Johnson took control of in the ring and in his life.
18. The group that tried to turn public opinion against Jack Johnson.