January 21, 2025

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Across
  1. 4. Over 200,000 people gathered for this peaceful rally in Washington, DC
  2. 5. City where multiple large wildfires have erupted since early January 2025
  3. 9. After spending a summer here, MLK Jr. realized life was different in the Northern states
  4. 11. California Governor
  5. 12. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed annually on this Monday of January
  6. 13. These winds made dry conditions worse
  7. 14. This fire is the largest and most destructive fire in California’s history
  8. 15. City where MLK Jr. was born
  9. 16. The wildfires are largely driven by this affecting Los Angeles
  10. 19. In 1965, this removed race-based voting restrictions
  11. 21. This is what happened to MLK Jr. on April 4, 1968
  12. 22. MLK Jr. became a paster at a church in this city in 1954
Down
  1. 1. This president asked Congress to pass a law giving all Americans equal access to public places
  2. 2. MLK Jr.’s first major win was the passing of this in 1964
  3. 3. One of LA’s wealthiest neighborhoods that have been affected by the wildfires
  4. 6. MLK Jr. called for African American residents to do this to buses
  5. 7. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is designated as this
  6. 8. Name of the civil rights activist who was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a White passenger
  7. 10. In 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that this was illegal on public transportation
  8. 17. Who former President Joe Biden says needs to step up to help with funding the rebuilding of LA
  9. 18. The name of MLK Jr.’s most memorable speech
  10. 20. This fire was 45 percent contained as of January 15, 2025