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From the Ted Talk by Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means: The dark history of Mount Rushmore

Unscramble the Blue Letters

50 years later, wkrores began etching into the Lakota’s sacred Six Grandfather’s Mountain. The project was led by an arrogant sculptor nemad Gutzon Borglum, who had ties to the KKK. A hirtoiasn originally proposed that Mount Rushmore include Western figures— like Lakota Chief Red Cloud. But brgolum chose to featrue his own heroes. By oecbtor of 1941, Borglum had died from surgical complications and work stopped, though the project was unfinished. None of the four figures had torsos, as intended, and rbuble was left piled below.

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50 years later, _______ began etching into the Lakota’s sacred Six Grandfather’s Mountain. The project was led by an arrogant sculptor _____ Gutzon Borglum, who had ties to the KKK. A _________ originally proposed that Mount Rushmore include Western figures— like Lakota Chief Red Cloud. But _______ chose to _______ his own heroes. By _______ of 1941, Borglum had died from surgical complications and work stopped, though the project was unfinished. None of the four figures had torsos, as intended, and ______ was left piled below.

Solution

  1. borglum
  2. october
  3. workers
  4. feature
  5. rubble
  6. historian
  7. named

Original Text

50 years later, workers began etching into the Lakota’s sacred Six Grandfather’s Mountain. The project was led by an arrogant sculptor named Gutzon Borglum, who had ties to the KKK. A historian originally proposed that Mount Rushmore include Western figures— like Lakota Chief Red Cloud. But Borglum chose to feature his own heroes. By October of 1941, Borglum had died from surgical complications and work stopped, though the project was unfinished. None of the four figures had torsos, as intended, and rubble was left piled below.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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black hills 7
mount rushmore 4
sioux nation 4
native american 2

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