Black History Month Crossword

What happened to Rosa Parks?

• She was arrested

• She was mugged

• She was a war hero

Who is this person?

• Muhammed Ali

• Mary Jackson

• Rosa Parks

Who is this man?

• Muhammed Ali

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

What was significant (important) about Mary Jackson working at NASA?

• She was the first black female engineer

• She was the first female to fly in a rocketship

• She was the first CEO of NASA

What is Jackie Robinson known for?

• First man to play baseball

• First man to play tennis

• First black man to play major league baseball

• First man to land on the moon

What is Ruby Bridges known for?

• First female to vote

• First black student in an all-white school

• She invented the folding chair

• First black student to became an engineer

Who is this?

• Rosa Parks

• Mary Jackson

• Muhammed Ali

Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Toni Morrison

• Maya Angelou

• Alice Walker

• Zora Neale Hurston

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A political movement

• A cultural and artistic explosion

• A scientific discovery

• A military campaign

Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Clarence Thomas

• Barack Obama

• Colin Powell