Black History Crossword Cyberhunt Links
The crossword puzzle can be found at http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/custom_pages/005/Main/Black History Crossword Cyberhunt.pdf
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1. Four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina sat at a lunch
counter in protest of it being whites-only. The Greensboro protest, called a
_______-in, sparked a wave of similar demonstrations throughout the South.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar840192&st=greensboro+north+carolina+1960
4. Matthew Henson was a famous African-American explorer from Maryland. In 1909,
he traveled with the Robert E. Peary expedition to discover the ___________
Pole.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830888&st=matthew+henson
5. Wilma Rudolph was born with polio, which left her with the use of only her
right leg. But she overcame this challenge. In the 1960 Olympics she became
the first American woman to win three gold medals in __________ and field.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831880&st=wilma+rudolph
7. Harriet Tubman, was born in Maryland. She led hundreds of slaves to freedom
along the Underground ___________.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar832013&st=harriet+tubman
11. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to be appointed
to the U.S. Supreme Court.Marshall was born in Maryland in 1908. Marshall had
been a lawyer who fought for civil rights. In the 1950's, a case about ___________
segregation was brought before the Supreme Court. Marshall said that schools
should not be segregated.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831139&st=thurgood+marshall
12. In 1950, Althea Gibson changed the game of ___________, becoming the first
black woman to play in the U.S. Nationals (now the U.S. Open). Seven years later,
she won the tournament. She retired in 1958 and became a professional golfer.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830738&st=Althea+Gibson
13. In August 1963, thousands of civil-rights supporters attended a March on
Washington, D.C. At this event, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous
“I Have a Dream” speech in front of the ______________ Memorial.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
14. Oprah Winfrey is the first African-American woman to own her own TV and
film _____________ studio, called HARPO Productions. She started it in 1986.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar832196&st=oprah
15. Ruby Bridges was the one of the first black students to attend a formerly
all-white elementary school. The white parents were so upset, they kept their
own children home from school. Ruby was only _______years old.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar832397&st=ruby+bridges
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2. Louis Armstrong was a popular jazz musician who played in the 1920’s
and 30’s. He played the jazz cornet and the ____________.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar031040&st=louis+armstrong
3. At 23 years old, Tiger Woods became the first African-American to win the
prestigious Masters Golf Tournament. Although he's known around the world as
“Tiger,” his real first name is ________________________.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar832210&st=tiger+woods
6. In 1957, nine teenagers, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green,
Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas,
and Carlotta Walls, were the first African-American students to attend Central
High School in Little Rock, _____________________________________. They are
known as the Little Rock Nine.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar753406&st=little+rock+nine
8. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play major
league baseball. He played for the ________________ Dodgers for ten years.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831854&st=jackie+robinson
9. In 1992, Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the
U.S. Senate, representing the state of ______________________________.
http://www.britannica.com/blackhistory/article-9003003
10. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat after a long day at
work. This brave act sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and changed history.
For her actions, Rosa Parks is often called the “ ____________ of the
Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement.”
http://www.rosaparksfacts.com/rosa-parks-biography.php