Across
- 1. The first name of the author
- 3. the month that the Little Rock nine integrated Central High
- 5. The president of the U.S. in 1953 (check your spelling!!!)
- 7. The laws that separated whites and blacks
- 8. Melba’s best friend whom she feels close to and fills her with hope
- 10. The name of the high school Melba wanted to attend
- 12. He won MVP in 1949 in Major League Baseball
- 13. The place where Melba lives
- 15. the state Melba was sent to for high school
Down
- 2. the acronym for the church Melba and her family attended
- 3. The term that means the separation of white and black people
- 4. The name of the man who was hung in Melba’s great grandmother’s church
- 6. The name of the family who took Melba in when she was staying in Santa Rose
- 9. The name of the last chapter
- 11. The racist group who terrorized black people at night
- 14. Melba’s younger brother