A Touch of History
Maximize your students’ visit to the Alabama Department of Archives and History with post‐visit activities.
Copy the activity sheets for your students’ use.
Alabama Trivia crossword
Selma-to-Montgomery March Quiz
19th Century Hand Fan craft activity Alabama Trivia Crossword
Test your Alabama knowledge! Complete the crossword using the clues below
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5. Julia Tutwiler wrote Alabama's State ______1. Cradle of Confederacy city
7. These Brothers made the first night flight in Alabama 2. Little River______
9. Started the Montgomery Bus Boycott 3. Indian word for Alabama which mean “Thicket Clearers”
11. Cherokee Indian who invented the Cherokee Alphabet 4. Alabamian vice president
13. First battle of Creek Indian War 1813-1814 6. Olympic track star from Oakville
15. Author Fannie Flag wrote Fried Green______8. Helen Keller's first word
16. NBA star Charles Barkley was from this Alabama town 10. Alabama's largest mining industry
18. Preached at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 12. Alabama's official state rock
14. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
#10 17. The first European country to settle in Alabama in 1702
Answers!
Go to www.archives.alabama.gov for more information! SELMA TO MONTGOMERY QUIZ
Artwork by Dalton Green, Bear Exploration Center
1. Who was the Federal Judge who issued an order permitting the march from Selma to Montgomery?
2. Through which three counties did the marchers walk to reach Montgomery?
3. How many miles did the Selma to Montgomery marchers walk to reach the Capitol steps in Montgomery?
4. What two national civil rights organizations played an important role in the march from Selma to Montgomery?
5. Who was the photographer whose pictures are seen in the exhibit? From what state did he come?
6. What was the final destination of the marchers when they reached Montgomery?
7. Name three celebrities who sang and entertained the crowd as they gathered on the athletic field of the Catholic complex called The City of St. Jude.
8. Who were three of the landowners who provided campsites along the route for the Selma to Montgomery marchers?
9. Name the bridge in Selma which became famous as a result of the Selma to Montgomery march.
10. What is the name of the church in Selma from which the march began on March 7, 1965?
Visit our website: www.archives.alabama.gov Answers:
1. Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. 2. Dallas County, Lowndes County, and Montgomery County 3. 54 miles 4. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 5. Spider Martin; Alabama 6. The Alabama Capitol 7. Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, Dick Gregory, Joan Baez 8. Rosie Steele, David Hall, and Robert Gardner 9. The Edmund Pettus Bridge 10. The Brown Chapel AME Church 19th Century Hand Fans
Fans have been used for a long time to keep people cool and fashionable.
Fans were really popular in the Victorian 1800s. Many were decorated with feathers and fancy designs.
Fans were also used to advertise businesses. An advertising fan had a nice picture on one side of the fan and the ad on the other side.
Fans were especially important in Alabama before air conditioning because of the long hot summers.
Paper Stick Fan
Directions:
1. Cut out the oval shape.
2. Decorate the oval shape with crayons, markers, feathers, or sparkles.
3. Glue a wooden stick to the bottom of the paper.
4. Wait for the glue to dry and you have a fan!