Civil Rights Movement Crossword Puzzle Kaylor Le 04/20/2017

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  1. 2. procedure for political primaries that gave less populated counties more unit votes than urban counties.
  2. 3. Helped organize sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961, became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, helped plan the March on Washington.
  3. 6. advocate for nonviolent protest, bounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, provided leadership to the African-American civil rights movement.
  4. 7. Best known for desegregating the University of Georgia in Athens, also admitted to the Emory University in Atlanta.
  5. 8. A policy enacted into law throughout the south during the period of segregation, allowed African Americans and Americans of European decent to receive the same services but be distinct facilities for each race.
  6. 10. established in 1957 to coordinate the action of local protest groups throughout the south, drew attention to the independence of black churches.
  7. 11. Began in 1961 and ended in 1962, formed by local activists (SNCC & NAACP), goal was to desegregate the entire community.
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  1. 1. Gave younger blacks more attention in the civil rights movement
  2. 4. Organized voter registration drives, assisted in the organization of "citizenship schools" for the SCLC, teaching nonviolent organizing strategies to local people or "potential leaders" during the movement.
  3. 5. One of the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia, known for her career as a successful journalist.
  4. 9. Governor of Georgia from 1967-1971, known for segregationist policies, appointed more African Americans to state government positions.