In The Steps Of Esteban: Tucson's African American Heritage

Lesson Plans & Ideas

Activity 1: African American Heritage Crossword Puzzle

The first three sections under A Brief History are "Estaban, a 16th Century Explorer," "The Early Settlers", and "African American Soldiers." Read the sections and use the information to complete the crossword puzzle on the following page.

You will be able to save yourself some time and effort if you can figure out which section contains the answer for each crossword clue. Look at the crossword clue for ACROSS #4. In which section would you guess you could find the crossword answer?

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What words in the clue let you know where to look?

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Find another clue which gives a hint about the section which probably contains the crossword answer. What is the clue number? What are the clue words?

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Now, complete the crossword puzzle.

NOTE: The crossword puzzle prints out clearer than it appears on the screen.

crosswordpuzzle

ACROSS	DOWN
1. Many early settlers chose to live in the area of _____	2. Esteban was originally from _____.
4. Where early African American settlers could live was _____.	3. Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first Black graduate of _____ (2 words)
7. 1949 was the year Master Sergeant _____ was finally assigned to duties appropriate to his rank and abilities.	5. Esteban may have been rescued from slavery by the _____ tribe.
8. The first person of African heritage to reach the Tucson area was _____.	6. The type of employment for these early settlers was _____.
9. Some of the soldiers were _____ of bilingual interpreters.	10. Native Americans gave the nickname _____ soldiers to African American troops.
12. Many of the early settlers came to Tucson from _____ states.	11. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley _____ came to the Tucson area between 1850-1855.
15. "Rattlesnake Guch" was the nickname given to Black soldiers' ____.	13. The Edmond Robinsons ran a rooming ____.
	14. The Tucson chapter of the _____ was formed in 1918.