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Across
  1. 2. Which president signed the Civil Rights Bill in 1964 into law?
  2. 3. Which boy was murdered in Mississipi in 1955 after visiting his family from Chicago?
  3. 4. Old immigrants were made of which group of people?
  4. 11. What U.S. civil-rights activist originated the Black nationalism rallying slogan, 'Black Power'
  5. 14. Who was the leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association?
  6. 16. Which Governor of Alabama said 'segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever'?
  7. 18. Which Party for Self-Defense was founded in October 1966 in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
  8. 19. Which politician in Birmingham gave the KKK 15 minutes alone with Freedom Riders?
  9. 20. Which civil rights group organised the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals?
  10. 21. Where did Martin Luther King give his 'I have a Dream' Speech
  11. 22. Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery in 1955?
Down
  1. 1. NAACP supported Mr Brown against which education board over segregation in schools?
  2. 5. Which group organised sit-ins in 112 towns and cities?
  3. 6. Which court upheld state's rights to 'separate but equal' legal doctrine?
  4. 7. Which state and local laws were introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
  5. 8. Which group undertook a terrorist attack in Birmingham resulting in the death of 4 young girls?
  6. 9. Which political slogan was used which aimed to achieve self-determination for black people?
  7. 10. The fear of immigrants coming from Russia and bringing with them revolutionary ideas was called what?
  8. 12. Which political march took place where demonstrators twice attempted to march but were stopped, once violently, by local police.
  9. 13. Which President addressed the nation on TV responding to threats of violence and obstruction at the University of Alabama?
  10. 14. Which activist removed Little from his name because he thought it was a 'slave name'
  11. 15. The Watts Riots took place in which American State?
  12. 17. Which president had to intervene at Little Rock High School?