Black History Word Search

Words in the Black History word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

history

The record of Black life, work, and achievement over centuries.

freedom

Won in law in 1865, then defended for generations after.

leader

Someone others follow in church, school, business, or politics.

courage

Facing real danger to claim rights that were being denied.

music

Black musicians shaped nearly every American musical style.

jazz

Style born in New Orleans in the early twentieth century.

blues

Southern song form that later shaped rock and roll.

gospel

Church music built on strong harmony and a full choir.

teacher

Black educators founded schools where none were provided.

heritage

Traditions, food, and language passed down through families.

inventor

Black inventors patented traffic signals, shoe machines, and much more.

harlem

New York neighborhood behind the arts renaissance of the 1920s.

spiritual

Religious song created by enslaved people in the American South.

abolition

The long campaign that ended slavery in the United States.

juneteenth

June 19 holiday marking the 1865 news of freedom in Texas.

carver

George Washington Carver studied peanuts and soil at Tuskegee.

douglass

Frederick Douglass escaped slavery and became a leading antislavery speaker.

rosa parks

Her bus arrest sparked the Montgomery boycott in 1955.

harriet tubman

Guided dozens out of slavery and later scouted for the Union.

sojourner truth

Preacher who spoke for abolition and for women's rights.

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